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nativity

[nuh-tiv-i-tee, ney-] / nəˈtɪv ɪ ti, neɪ- /
NOUN
birth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beginning childbirth creation delivery
STRONG
bearing birthing childbearing labor nascency natality parturition producing travail
WEAK
act of God blessed event visit from stork
Antonyms
WEAK
conclusion death end ending finish
NOUN
childbirth
Synonyms
STRONG
accouchement childbed confinement delivery labor lying-in parturition procreation propagation reproduction travail
WEAK
bearing children blessed event delivering parturience producing visit from the stork
NOUN
cradle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
birthplace
STRONG
babyhood beginning fount fountain fountainhead infancy nursery origin source spring wellspring
WEAK
ultimate cause
Antonyms
STRONG
completion conclusion effect end goal outcome result termination
NOUN
creation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
establishment formation formulation production
STRONG
conception constitution foundation generation genesis imagination inception institution making nascency origination procreation
WEAK
laying down setting up siring
Antonyms
STRONG
being conclusion end finish
WEAK
death destruction ruin
NOUN
lying-in
Synonyms
STRONG
accouchement bearing beginning birthing childbearing childbirth creation delivery labor nascency natality parturition travail
WEAK
act of God blessed event producing visit from stork
NOUN
origin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
birth genesis
STRONG
alpha commencement creation dawn dawning embarkation emergence entrance entry forging foundation inauguration ingress initiation introduction launch opener origination outbreak outset rise start
WEAK
blast off day one early stage git go square one starting point
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclusion end finish
STRONG
close completion death ending exit stop
WEAK
consequence destiny effect finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination
NOUN
Xmas
Synonyms
STRONG
Christmastide Christmastime Noel Yule Yuletide
WEAK
festive season

Example Sentences

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The question, as usual, is whether people are too busy celebrating the story of the nativity to make room at the inn.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

Geyer, who identifies as a practising Catholic, insisted that the idea of breaking with tradition was "far from our minds" when fashioning the nativity.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

"It is unfortunate that the decision has been taken to cancel the planned nativity play, but school staff are best placed to make such decisions," he added.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Instead of having a candy-filled calendar, some Latino families will create an extended nativity scene at the beginning of Advent with the wise men placed far away in the room, González-Andrieu said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2024

Then he read the purported year of the bottle’s nativity and softly repeated his first words.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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