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

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Fourteen-year-old Eryn, who has been blind since birth, made the three-hour round-trip for a screening of The Magic Faraway Tree, a film adapted from Enid Blyton's book series.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The Julien's auction is part of exhibitions and celebrations across the US this week honouring the blonde bombshell's birth on 1 June, 1926.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

"We also need to recognise the potential impact of rising fear among women, families and staff, which may lead more to choose or to recommend caesarean birth," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

An auction with an array of memorabilia from Marilyn Monroe's estate and friends has already brought in thousands of dollars in bids on the 100th anniversary of her birth.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Betty had given birth to Alfred in 1802.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

birth

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