give birth

VERB

hatch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breed come up with conceive concoct devise dream up formulate incubate invent originate spawn

STRONG

bear brainstorm brood cause contrive design engender generate induce make occasion parent plot prepare procreate produce project provoke scheme set sire spitball

WEAK

bring forth cook up get up lay eggs make up think up throw together trump up whip up work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy

STRONG

discourage disorganize dissuade end finish halt hinder kill neglect prevent refuse ruin stop

VERB

have

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear deliver

STRONG

beget

WEAK

bring forth

Antonyms

WEAK

kill

VERB

produce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assemble bear build construct contribute cultivate deliver design develop form give invent make manufacture offer present provide supply write yield

STRONG

afford author beget blossom breed compose conceive devise effectuate engender erect fabricate fetch flower frame furnish imagine multiply originate parent procreate propagate render reproduce return

WEAK

bring forth bring out come through give forth put together show fruit turn out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break confine decrease demolish deny destroy disallow disapprove dismantle halt hold hurt keep neglect oppose prevent raze refrain refuse ruin shun stop take veto withdraw withhold

STRONG

abort conceal die fade finish hide kill shrink shrivel

WEAK

act consume play result

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Women’s National Team, both missed play in 2025 to give birth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Poor communication of risks meant she was not fully supported to make an informed decision about where to give birth.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In eastern Maine, we are down to two places where you can give birth.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Launching a business without your knowledge when you were about to give birth takes some chutzpah.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

To go through all that and give birth to a shredder: it wasn’t a fine thought.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

give birth

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