nativity
Other forms: nativities
Nativity is a fancy way to say "birth." If you were born in Baltimore, you can say that's the location of your nativity.
Being born is a person's nativity, but the noun is most frequently used when Christians talk specifically about the birth of Jesus Christ. If a new mother says, "My baby's nativity was beautiful!" people might not know what she means. Nativity comes from the French word nativité, which also means "birth." The Latin root word is nativus, "born or native."
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the event of being born
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delivery
the event of giving birth
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live birth
the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)
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posthumous birth
birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother
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posthumous birth
birth of a child after the father has died
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rebirth, reincarnation, renascence
a second or new birth
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blessed event, happy event
the live birth of a child
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transmigration
the passing of a soul into another body after death
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cycle of rebirth
(Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms
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alteration, change, modification
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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Vocabulary lists containing nativity
In this comedy, two women scorn the romantic overtures of Sir John Falstaff (friend of Prince Hal in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2).
King Henry IV contends with unrest on England's borders, a group of rebellious noblemen, and his unruly son.
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