Word

birth, n.
(births)
freq. cnt. 9

the time when something begins (especially life)
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

birth

sample sentences

"they divorced after the birth of the child"
"his election signaled the birth of a new age"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

birth be born

antonym

death

semantic pointers

part holonym

life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan

hypernym

beginning, start, outset, first, kickoff, commencement, get-go, starting time, showtime, offset

hyponym

cradle

the event of being born
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

birth nascence nascency nativity

sample sentences

"they celebrated the birth of their first child"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

birth be born

antonym

death

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

nascent

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alteration, modification

hyponym

delivery live birth posthumous birth posthumous birth reincarnation, rebirth, renascence

the process of giving birth
<noun.process> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

birth birthing giving birth parturition

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

birth be born

semantic pointers

hyponym

brooding, incubation calving childbirth, childbearing, accouchement, vaginal birth farrow, farrowing hatching, hatch laying, egg laying confinement, parturiency, labor, labour, lying-in, travail, childbed

hypernym

organic process, biological process

part holonym

reproduction

a baby born; an offspring
<noun.person>

birth

sample sentences

"the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"

semantic pointers

hypernym

person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody

the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
<noun.relation>

birth parentage

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

parent

semantic pointers

hypernym

kinship, family relationship, relationship