Analysis Complete

birth

/ birth /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the event of being born
"they celebrated the birth of their first child"
Opposites:
death decease
Type of:
change alteration modification
Kinds of:
delivery live birth posthumous birth reincarnation rebirth
Derived:
give birth deliver bear have be born
noun Sense 2
the time when something begins (especially life)
"they divorced after the birth of the child"
"his election signaled the birth of a new age"
Opposites:
death dying demise
Type of:
beginning commencement first
Kinds of:
cradle
Has parts:
life lifetime lifespan
Derived:
give birth deliver bear have be born
noun Sense 3
the process of giving birth
Type of:
organic process biological process
Kinds of:
brooding incubation calving childbirth childbearing
Has parts:
reproduction
Derived:
give birth deliver bear have be born
noun Sense 4
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
Type of:
kinship family relationship relationship
Derived:
rear raise bring up nurture parent
verb Sense 5
give birth (to a newborn)
"My wife had twins yesterday!"
Type of:
produce bring forth
Kinds of:
twin drop foal kitten lamb
Derived:
parturition giving birth birthing nativity nascency
Verb group:
have a bun in the oven bear carry gestate expect
Entails:
conceive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
69
Times Searched
3
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change alteration modification delivery live birth posthumous birth reincarnation rebirth death decease beginning commencement