| A.D. |
abbreviation of "anno Domini" (Latin); in the year of the Lord, or, since the birth of Jesus Christ (used in designating dates). |
| afterbirth |
the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the birth of a human or animal. |
| Agent Orange |
an extremely toxic defoliant widely used by U.S. armed forces during the Vietnam War and now believed to cause cancer and birth defects. |
| Anglo-American |
an American of English birth or descent. [1/2 definitions] |
| ascendant |
in astrology, the point in the earth's orbit intersecting with the apparent path of the sun, or the sign of the zodiac rising in the east, at the time of an event such as one's birth. [1/4 definitions] |
| b. |
abbreviation of "born," brought into life by birth or in like manner (used to indicate the year or date of a birth). |
| bar sinister |
the condition or stigma of, or the evidence indicating or proving, illegitimate birth. [1/3 definitions] |
| bear1 |
to give birth to. [1/9 definitions] |
| beestings |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the first milk of a mammal, esp. a cow, after giving birth; colostrum. |
| birth certificate |
an official document recording the time and place of a person's birth and the names of the parents. |
| birthday |
the calendar day and month of one's birth, which is often celebrated as it occurs every year, or the day of the inception of something such as a nation. |
| birthmark |
a mark or mole on the skin present from birth. |
| birthplace |
the place of birth or origin, of a person or of an idea, movement, or the like. |
| birthright |
a right, privilege, or possession, such as property, to which one is entitled by birth. |
| birthstone |
a precious or semiprecious jewel traditionally associated with the month of one's birth. |
| blood brother |
one's brother by birth. [1/2 definitions] |
| blood relation |
a person to whom one is related by birth; blood relative. |
| born |
brought into life by birth or in like manner. [4 definitions] |
| breed |
to produce (offspring); give birth to. [1/9 definitions] |
| bris |
the Jewish practice of circumcising boys eight days after birth; Brith; Brith Milah |
| Brith Milah |
(Hebrew) the Jewish practice of circumcising boys eight days after birth; Brith; Berith. |