Definitions

give birth to

VERB

begin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commence create do establish found go ahead go into inaugurate initiate introduce launch lead make open prepare produce set up start undertake

STRONG

activate actualize cause drive effect eventuate generate impel induce instigate institute motivate mount occasion originate trigger

WEAK

break ground break the ice bring about bring to pass embark on enter on enter upon get going give impulse lay foundation for make active plunge into set about set in motion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease close conclude destroy end fail finish halt ignore lose neglect ruin stop

STRONG

check discourage dissuade prevent repress

WEAK

complete consummate die

VERB

breed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beget create engender hatch induce multiply produce propagate reproduce

STRONG

bear cause deliver impregnate make originate procreate

WEAK

bring about bring forth give rise to progenerate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy halt kill ruin

WEAK

not produce

VERB

bring to life

Synonyms

WEAK

breathe life into give a new lease on life put new life into

VERB

create

Synonyms

STRONGEST

build conceive construct design devise discover establish forge form found generate initiate invent make organize plan produce set up shape spawn start

STRONG

actualize author beget coin compose concoct constitute contrive effect erect fabricate fashion father formulate imagine institute invest mother occasion originate parent perform procreate sire

WEAK

bring into being bring into existence bring to pass cause to be dream up give life to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break demolish destroy dismantle lose stop

STRONG

halt prevent wreck

VERB

engender

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arouse beget breed bring about foment generate incite induce instigate lead to precipitate provoke spawn stimulate stir

STRONG

create develop excite hatch make muster occasion procreate produce propagate quicken rouse

WEAK

bring forth give rise to work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm destroy discourage halt prevent stop wait

STRONG

dull kill repress ruin

WEAK

finish

VERB

generate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve bring about cause develop engender make provoke set up spawn

STRONG

accomplish bear beget breed effect form found hatch inaugurate induce initiate institute introduce multiply muster occasion originate parent perform procreate propagate reproduce

WEAK

bring to pass get up give rise to whip up work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy end fail finish halt kill lose prevent stop

STRONG

close divide ignore neglect terminate throw away

WEAK

break

VERB

originate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceive develop discover evolve found generate hatch initiate invent produce spark spawn

STRONG

cause coin compose form formulate inaugurate innovate institute launch make parent pioneer procreate start

WEAK

break the ice bring about come up with open up set in motion set up think up usher in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease decrease destroy end halt stop

STRONG

finish kill prevent ruin

WEAK

effect result terminate

VERB

procreate

Synonyms

STRONG

beget breed conceive create engender father generate get hatch impregnate make mother multiply originate parent produce proliferate propagate sire spawn

WEAK

progenerate

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease destroy discourage dissuade fail finish halt kill lose misunderstand result ruin stop

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But superpowered paychecks and a ripped torso don’t necessarily bring inner peace — alternatively, they might give birth to some uncomfortable “Night Thoughts.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Switzerland's Bencic returned to the top 10 in January for the first time since stepping away from the court in September 2023 to give birth to daughter Bella.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

A gorilla's pregnancy lasts for about eight-and-a-half months, and females usually give birth to one infant every four years.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

To maintain a stable population, women need to give birth to 2.1 children on average during their lifetimes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

I remember when I was eight and my mom was about to give birth to Jeffrey, my grandfather gave me a big pep talk on the way to the hospital.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

give birth to

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