birth
burth
- n the time when something begins (especially life)
they divorced after the birth of the child
his election signaled the birth of a new age - n the event of being born
they celebrated the birth of their first child - n the process of giving birth
- n the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
- n a baby born; an offspring
the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births - v cause to be born
- She is Christian and pro-life, but also a supporter of birth control: she's a member of Feminists For Life (FFL), an anti-abortion, pro-contraception organization.
- With elective C-sections, detailed birth plans and better medication, European women are demanding control over the birth process.
- The number of women in poor countries who die in childbirth has barely changed in two decades and this despite a host of medical breakthroughs.