the time when something begins (especially life); they divorced after the birth of the child; his election signaled the birth of a new age'
the event of being born; they celebrated the birth of their first child
the process of giving birth
[ Syn: parturition , giving birth , birthing ]
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
[ Syn: parentage ]
a baby born; an offspring; the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births'
birth (n.)
cause to be born; My wife had twins yesterday!
[ Syn: give birth , deliver , bear , have ]