birth

1. The time when something begins (especially life) (synset 115167127)
   "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
   is a type of: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time - the time at which something is supposed to begin
   subtypes: cradle - birth of a person
   is a part of: life, life-time, lifespan, lifetime - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
2. The event of being born (synset 107334902)
   "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
   is a type of: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: nascence, nascency, nativity
3. The process of giving birth (synset 113554089)
   is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: birthing, giving birth, parturition
4. The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents (synset 113835977)
   is a type of: family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
   same as: parentage
5. A baby born;
   An offspring (synset 109876077)
   "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"
   is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being

1. Cause to be born (synset 200056644)
   "My wife had twins yesterday!"
   entail: conceive - become pregnant; undergo conception
   is a type of: bring forth, produce - bring forth or yield
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: bear, deliver, give birth, have
   verb group: bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven - be pregnant with

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