nativity

Synonyms:

birth, nascence, nascency

Antonyms:

death, decease, expiry

the event of dying or departure from life

Types:

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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