birth
Noun
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is a type of: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time - the time at which something is supposed to beginsubtypes: cradle - birth of a person
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is a type of: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to anothersubtypes:
- delivery - the event of giving birth
- live birth - the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)
- posthumous birth - birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother
- posthumous birth - birth of a child after the father has died
- rebirth, reincarnation, renascence - a second or new birth
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is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organismssubtypes:
- brooding, incubation - sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
- calving - giving birth to a calf
- accouchement, childbearing, childbirth, vaginal birth - the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
- farrow, farrowing - the production of a litter of pigs
- hatch, hatching - the production of young from an egg
- egg laying, laying - the production of eggs (especially in birds)
- childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
is a part of: reproduction - the process of generating offspring -
is a type of: family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoptionsame as: parentage
Verb
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entail: conceive - become pregnant; undergo conceptionis a type of: bring forth, produce - bring forth or yieldsubtypes:
- twin - give birth to twins
- drop - give birth; used for animals
- foal - give birth to a foal
- cub - give birth to cubs
- kitten - give birth to kittens
- lamb - give birth to a lamb
- litter - give birth to a litter of animals
- pup, whelp - give birth to (a puppy)
- farrow, pig - give birth to (piglets)
- fawn - have fawns
- calve, have young - give birth to (a calf)
- bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven - be pregnant with
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