Birth | Mean of birth in English Dictionary

/ˈbɚθ/

• Noun
• the time when a baby comes out from the body of its mother
1. He was present at/for the birth of his daughter.
2. The hospital reported an increase in premature births.
3. Please indicate your date of birth.
4. the period from birth to adolescence
5. a disease that is present at birth
6. She's Canadian by birth. [=she was born in Canada]
7. What was the baby's birth weight?
• the beginning or origin of something
1. the birth of the solar system
2. the birth of the blues
3. We are witnessing the birth of a new era.
• to produce a baby from the body
1. Did she give birth in a hospital or at home?
2. He was present when his wife gave birth to his daughter.
3. Our cat gave birth to four kittens.

• to cause the beginning of something
1. a revolution that gave birth to a new nation