See Also: Birth(medicine)
BIRTH(law)
birth(2)(dictionary)
birth(1)(dictionary)
birth(dictionary)
Very low birth weight(health)
Vaginal birth(health)
Multiple birth(health)
Low birth weight(health)
Breech birth(health)

birth (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: byrth]
give birth (to sb)
if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body
::Patsy was celebrating last night after giving birth to twins.
[U and C] the time when a baby comes out of its mother's body
::Congratulations on the birth of your daughter!
::He only weighed 2 kilos at birth .
::Henry has been blind from birth .
:: What's your date of birth ?
:: The exact place of birth is not recorded.
:: They believe that the position of the planets at the time of birth determines the fate of the individual.
:: More and more women are choosing to have home births .
:: Smoking in pregnancy has been linked to premature birth .
:: the association between birth weight and blood pressure
:: The drug was found to cause serious birth defects .
[singular] the time when something new starts to exist
birth of
::the birth of a nation
::The film gave birth to a TV show of the same name.
[U] the character, language, social position etc that you have because of the family or country you come from
::a woman of noble birth
French/German etc by birth
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COLLOCATES for sense 2
at birth
from/since birth
date of birth especially BrE
birth date especially AmE
place of birth
time of birth
home birth (=when a mother gives birth at home instead of in a hospital)
hospital birth (=when a mother gives birth in hospital)
premature birth (=when a baby is born earlier than it should be)
stillbirth (=when a baby is born dead)
multiple birth (=when a mother gives birth to two babies or more at the same time)
birth weight
birth defect (=something wrong with a baby when it is born)