birth

[burth] / bɜrθ /

NOUN

becoming alive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beginning childbirth creation delivery

STRONG

bearing birthing childbearing labor nascency natality nativity parturition producing travail

WEAK

act of God blessed event visit from stork

Antonyms

WEAK

conclusion death end ending finish

NOUN

beginning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dawn emergence opening origin

STRONG

commencement dawning fountainhead genesis onset outset rise source start

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion end ending finish

STRONG

completion stop

WEAK

death

NOUN

heritage

Synonyms

STRONG

ancestry background blood breeding derivation descent extraction forebears genealogy legacy line lineage parentage pedigree position race rank station status stock strain

WEAK

heritance

Antonyms

WEAK

conclusion death end ending finish

Example Sentences

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She then gave birth to a severely premature child who died about two hours later.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

For many, the idea of filming and broadcasting such intimate moments, including the actual birth of their child, would be unthinkable.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

She relocated to the country of her birth in the early 1960s with my grandfather, José Miranda, after frost and drought ruined the family farm in their hometown of El Cargadero.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

For Claude, HealthEx needed my birth date, phone number, face scan and a driver’s license for verification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“With fondest thoughts on this, the day of your birth, Lady A.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

birth

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