birth

“they divorced after the birth of the child”

“his election signaled the birth of a new age”

Type of:: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time
the time at which something is supposed to begin

“they celebrated the birth of their first child”

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; delivery
the event of giving birth; live birth
the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation); posthumous birth
birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother; posthumous birth
birth of a child after the father has died; rebirth, reincarnation, renascence
a second or new birth; blessed event, happy event
the live birth of a child; transmigration
the passing of a soul into another body after death; cycle of rebirth
(Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms

Type of:: alteration, change, modification
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; brooding, incubation
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body; calving
giving birth to a calf; accouchement, childbearing, childbirth, vaginal birth
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child; farrow, farrowing
the production of a litter of pigs; hatch, hatching
the production of young from an egg; egg laying, laying
the production of eggs (especially in birds); childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; active birth
childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant; alternative birth, alternative birthing
a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings; natural childbirth
labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process; premature labor, premature labour
labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation

Type of:: biological process, organic process
a process occurring in living organisms

“the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births”

Type of:: family relationship, kinship, relationship
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

Types:: show 12 types...; hide 12 types...; twin
give birth to twins; drop
give birth; used for animals; foal
give birth to a foal; cub
give birth to cubs; kitten
have kittens; lamb
give birth to a lamb; litter
give birth to a litter of animals; pup, whelp
birth; farrow, pig
give birth; fawn
have fawns; calve, have young
birth; bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven
be pregnant with

DEFINITIONS OF: birth