birth
- Noun. (uncountable) The process of childbearing.
- Noun. (countable) An instance of childbirth.
- Noun. (countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
- Noun. (uncountable) The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
- Adjective. A familial relationship established by childbirth.
- Verb. (dated, or) To bear or give birth to (a child).
- Verb. (figuratively) To produce, give rise to.
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