birth

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: bûth, IPA ^(key): /bɜːθ/, verb also: IPA ^(key): /bɜːð/
• (US) enPR: bûrth, IPA ^(key): /bɝθ/, verb also: IPA ^(key): /bɝð/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: berth

Noun

Singular birth

Plural births

A child at birth

1. (countable) A birth is when a new baby comes out of its mother.

   My mother gave birth to my brother at 12:00 on Dec. 31st.

2. (countable) A birth is when something new begins.

   The birth of the personal computer was in 1976.

Synonyms

• beginning
• start

Antonyms

• death
• end

Verb

Plain form birth

Third-person singular births

Past tense birthed

Past participle birthed

Present participle birthing

1. (transitive) If a woman births a child, she bears or give birth to a child.