- birth
- birthW2S2 [bə:θ US bə:rθ] n[Date: 1200-1300; : Old Norse; Origin: byrth]1.) give birth (to sb)if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body▪ Patsy was celebrating last night after giving birth to twins.2.) [U and C]the time when a baby comes out of its mother's body▪ Congratulations on the birth of your daughter!▪ He only weighed 2 kilos at birth .▪ Henry has been blind from birth .▪ What's your date of birth ?▪ The exact place of birth is not recorded.▪ They believe that the position of the planets at the time of birth determines the fate of the individual.▪ More and more women are choosing to have home births .▪ Smoking in pregnancy has been linked to premature birth .▪ the association between birth weight and blood pressure▪ The drug was found to cause serious birth defects .3.) [singular]the time when something new starts to existbirth of▪ the birth of a nation▪ The film gave birth to a TV show of the same name.4.) [U]the character, language, social position etc that you have because of the family or country you come from▪ a woman of noble birthFrench/German etc by birth▬▬▬▬▬▬▬COLLOCATES for sense 2at birthfrom/since birthdate of birth especially BrEbirth date especially AmEplace of birthtime of birthhome birth (=when a mother gives birth at home instead of in a hospital)hospital birth (=when a mother gives birth in hospital)premature birth (=when a baby is born earlier than it should be)stillbirth (=when a baby is born dead)multiple birth (=when a mother gives birth to two babies or more at the same time)birth weightbirth defect (=something wrong with a baby when it is born)▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.