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birth

[burth] / bɜrθ /
NOUN
becoming alive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beginning childbirth creation delivery
STRONG
bearing birthing childbearing labor nascency natality nativity parturition producing travail
WEAK
act of God blessed event visit from stork
Antonyms
WEAK
conclusion death end ending finish
NOUN
beginning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dawn emergence opening origin
STRONG
commencement dawning fountainhead genesis onset outset rise source start
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclusion end ending finish
STRONG
completion stop
WEAK
death
NOUN
heritage
Synonyms
STRONG
ancestry background blood breeding derivation descent extraction forebears genealogy legacy line lineage parentage pedigree position race rank station status stock strain
WEAK
heritance
Antonyms
WEAK
conclusion death end ending finish

Example Sentences

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She then gave birth to a severely premature child who died about two hours later.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

For many, the idea of filming and broadcasting such intimate moments, including the actual birth of their child, would be unthinkable.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

She relocated to the country of her birth in the early 1960s with my grandfather, José Miranda, after frost and drought ruined the family farm in their hometown of El Cargadero.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

For Claude, HealthEx needed my birth date, phone number, face scan and a driver’s license for verification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“With fondest thoughts on this, the day of your birth, Lady A.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.