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

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The strongest improvements were observed among young adults aged 18 to 30 and women who had recently given birth.

From Science Daily

Cole Walton-Best, from Morley, Leeds, gave birth to son Luca in January and had planned to return to work in the tech industry in September.

From BBC

Mukanda, whose wife had given birth weeks earlier, ignored the rebel ultimatum and instead tried to harvest his crops.

From The Wall Street Journal

Groomed from birth to inherit the throne, Pahlavi was 18 years old when the 1979 Islamic revolution swept away his father's monarchy.

From BBC

This week Fiona gave birth to twins in the latest step in a journey which has been followed by a global audience.

From BBC

birth

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