plural births
1
a
: the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent see also date of birth
b
: the act or process of bringing forth young from the womb
2
: a state resulting from being born especially at a particular time or place
a Southerner by birth
3
a
b
: high or noble birth
birthed; birthing; births
1
chiefly dialectal
: to bring forth
2
a
: to give rise to : originate
b
: to give birth to
: to bring forth or be brought forth as a child or young
: biological sense 3
his birth mother
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