birth

birth

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/bɜːθ/]

Senses

1. birth (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.

Concept: Рождение

Polarities of the concept

2. birth (noun) — sense 2

Definition: An instance of childbirth.

Example: Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births.

3. birth (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A beginning or start; a point of origin.

Example: the birth of an empire

4. birth (adj) — sense 4

Definition: A familial relationship established by childbirth.

Example: Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather.

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • bʰer (Proto-Indo-European)

Polarities

Life ↔ Death — concept «Рождение»

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