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birth
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- pronunciation:
- buhrth
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the process or fact of being born.
- synonyms:
- nativity
- antonyms:
- death, demise
- similar words:
- creation, delivery, emergence, germ, inception
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| definition 2: |
the act of bearing a child; parturition.
- synonyms:
- childbirth, delivery, parturition
- similar words:
- accouchement, bearing, confinement, labor
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| definition 3: |
origin; beginning.
- synonyms:
- beginning, genesis, inception, origin
- antonyms:
- demise, end
- similar words:
- commencement, dawn, emergence, fountainhead, onset, source, start
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| definition 4: |
ancestry or heritage.
He is of good birth.She is of French birth.- synonyms:
- ancestry, blood, heritage, lineage, origin, parentage, strain
- similar words:
- background, descent, extraction, family, pedigree, stock
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| related words: |
beginning, first, heritage, oncoming, origin |
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Are you looking for the word berth? Birth and berth sound alike but have different meanings. A berth is something found on a ship or train.
Word Builder: birth +
- birthday:
the anniversary of the day when you were born.
- birthplace:
the place where you were born.
- birth date:
the day when you were born; date of birth.
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