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- Dictionarybirth/bəːθ/
noun
- 1. the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being: "he was blind from birth" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. give birth to (a baby or other young): informal North American "she birthed five children within ten years"
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The meaning of BIRTH is the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent. How to use birth in a sentence.
BIRTH definition: 1. the time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother's body: 2. a child that is born…. Learn more.
BIRTH meaning: 1. the time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother's body: 2. a child that is born…. Learn more.
Definition of birth noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable, countable] the time when a baby is born; the process of being born. at birth The baby weighed three kilos at birth. Global life expectancy at birth is about 72 years. John was present at the birth of both his children. It was a difficult birth.
Birth definition: an act or instance of being born. See examples of BIRTH used in a sentence.
When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth. It was the birth of his grandchildren that gave him greatest pleasure. She weighed 5lb 7oz at birth. You can refer to the beginning or origin of something as its birth. ...the birth of popular democracy.
