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birth
Found in thesaurus: offset, starting time, start, commencement, kickoff, change, biological process, kinship, relationship, produce
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birth
n.
act of being born; act of giving birth; descent, lineage
v.
give birth, bear
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Birth
Birth, also known as parturition, is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring. In mammals, the process is initiated by hormones which cause the muscular walls of the uterus to contract, expelling the fetus at a developmental stage when it is ready to feed and breathe. In some species the offspring is precocial and can move around almost immediately after birth but in others it is altricial and completely dependent on parenting. In marsupials, the fetus is born at a very immature stage after a short gestational period and develops further in its mother's pouch.
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birth
Noun
1. the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
(antonym) death, dying, demise
(hypernym) beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
(hyponym) cradle
(part-holonym) life, lifetime, lifespan
(derivation) give birth, deliver, bear, have
2. the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
(synonym) nativity, nascency, nascence
(antonym) death, decease
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) delivery
(derivation) give birth, deliver, bear, have
3. the process of giving birth
(synonym) parturition, giving birth, birthing
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) brooding, incubation
(part-holonym) reproduction
(derivation) give birth, deliver, bear, have
4. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
(synonym) parentage
(hypernym) kinship, family relationship, relationship
Verb
1. give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
(synonym) give birth, deliver, bear, have
(hypernym) produce, bring forth
(hyponym) twin
(entail) conceive
(verb-group) have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
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birth
n.
narození; porod; národnost; zrod
v.
porodit (dítě)
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birth
Rzecz.
poród; narodziny; narodziny; początek; urodzenie; rodzić; drugiego stycznia; jest Niemką z urodzenia
