birth
birth (bʉr) n.
[[ME birthe, burthe < ON byrth, akin to OE gebyrde, byrde, Goth gabaurths < IE *bhrto, pp. of base *bher-, ]]
1 the act of bringing forth offspring
2 the act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; nativity
3 origin or natal background [a Spaniard by birth]
4 good or noble lineage [a man of birth]
5 the beginning of anything [the birth of a nation]
6 an inherited or natural inclination or talent [an actress by birth]
–vi. vt. to give birth (to)
–adj. relating or related biologically rather than by adoption; natural: often used in comb. [birth mother, birthparent]
–give birth to bring forth offspring
–give birth to
1 to bring forth (offspring)
2 to be the cause or origin of; originate; create
