- birth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
--1 is a kind of beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
--1 is a part of life, lifetime, lifespan
Antonyms: death, dying, demise
--1 has particulars: cradleDerived forms: verb birth1, verb be born1 - birth, nativity, nascency, nascence - the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
--2 is a kind of change, alteration, modification
Antonyms: death, decease
--2 has particulars:delivery; live birth; posthumous birth; posthumous birth; reincarnation, rebirth Derived forms: verb birth1, verb be born1 - parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing - the process of giving birth
--3 is a kind of organic process, biological process
--3 is a part of reproduction
--3 has particulars:Derived forms: verb birth1, verb be born1 - parentage, birth - the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
--4 is a kind of kinship, family relationship, relationship
- give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have - give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
--1 is one way to produce, bring forth
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun birth1, noun birth3, noun birth2
Somebody ----s somebody