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birth
noun
verb
the event of being born
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noun
the event of being born
“they celebrated the birth of their first child”
noun
a baby born; an offspring
“the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births”
noun
the process of giving birth
noun
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
noun
the time when something begins (especially life)
“they divorced after the birth of the child”
verb
cause to be born
“My wife had twins yesterday!”
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they celebrated the birth of their first child
the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births
they divorced after the birth of the child
his election signaled the birth of a new age
My wife had twins yesterday!
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