birth

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

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