birth

noun
bûrth

The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.

Other meanings

An instance of childbirth.
“Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births.”
A beginning or start; a point of origin.

Example sentences

“I want to find my birth parents.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Our goat gave birth to a litter of three kids.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“We won't be able to milk her until she gives birth.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "burðr".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “birth” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.