birth (noun)

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• birth — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ live ▪ Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths. ▪ normal ▪ difficult ▪ breech ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• birth mother — noun The mother who gives birth to the child (as contrasted with an adoptive or a genetic mother) • • • Main Entry: ↑birth * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : the mother of a child when the child is born : a woman who gave birth to a child who has… …   Useful english dictionary

• birth — ► NOUN 1) the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being. 2) the beginning of something. 3) origin or ancestry: he is of noble birth. DERIVATIVES birthing noun. ● give birth Cf …   English terms dictionary

• birth parent — noun 1. A natural parent (as contrasted with an adoptive parent) 2. A birth mother or her partner (as contrasted with a genetic parent) • • • Main Entry: ↑birth * * * noun, pl ⋯ ents [count] : the natural father or mother of a child who has been… …   Useful english dictionary

• birth rate — noun the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year • Syn: ↑birthrate, ↑fertility, ↑fertility rate, ↑natality • Hypernyms: ↑rate * * * birth rate noun The propo …   Useful english dictionary

• birth control — noun limiting the number of children born (Freq. 12) • Syn: ↑birth prevention, ↑family planning • Hypernyms: ↑planning • Hyponyms: ↑coitus interruptus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• birth certificate — noun a copy of the official document giving details of a person s birth • Hypernyms: ↑certificate, ↑certification, ↑credential, ↑credentials * * * noun, pl ⋯ cates [count] : an official document that gives information about a person s birth (such …   Useful english dictionary

• birth — I (beginning) noun animation, arrival, commencement, creation, debut, embarkation, establishment, exordium, genesis, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, incunabula, infancy, introduction, nascency, onset, origin, origination, ortus,… …   Law dictionary

• birth control — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective VERB + BIRTH CONTROL ▪ practise/practice, use BIRTH CONTROL + NOUN ▪ method ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• birth — [ bɜrθ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the occasion of a baby being born: We are happy to announce the birth of our son Andrew. John wanted to be present at the birth. from/since birth: James has been blind from birth. at birth (=at the time… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• birth trauma — noun 1. physical injury to an infant during the birth process • Hypernyms: ↑injury, ↑hurt, ↑harm, ↑trauma 2. emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental… …   Useful english dictionary