BIRTH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BIRTH?

Need another word that means the same as “birth”? Find 45 synonyms and 30 related words for “birth” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Birth” are: birthing, giving birth, parturition, nascence, nascency, nativity, parentage, childbirth, delivery, beginning, beginnings, emergence, genesis, dawn, dawning, rise, start, arrival, advent, ancestry, descent, origin, origins, lineage, line, line of descent, heritage, family, stock, blood, bloodline, genealogy, breeding, pedigree, house, extraction, derivation, background, bear, deliver, give birth, have, produce, be delivered of, bring into the world

Birth as a Noun

Definitions of "Birth" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “birth” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being.
• The beginning or coming into existence of something.
• The time when something begins (especially life.
• The event of being born.
• The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents.
• A baby born; an offspring.
• A person's origin, descent, or ancestry.
• The process of giving birth.

Synonyms of "Birth" as a noun (38 Words)

advent	The coming or second coming of Christ. The advent of television.
ancestry	Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline. The ancestry of the rose is extremely complicated.
arrival	Someone who arrives (or has arrived. Sociology is a relatively new arrival on the academic scene.
background	The state of the environment in which a situation exists. The word is written in white on a red background.
beginning	The event consisting of the start of something. The ending of one relationship and the beginning of another.
beginnings	The act of starting something. The Italian beginning of the Renaissance.
birthing	The action or process of giving birth. A birthing chair.
blood	Violence involving bloodshed. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products.
bloodline	Ancestry of a purebred animal. The herd has British bloodlines going back 200 years.
breeding	The production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization. That s the kind of modesty you get from good breeding.
childbirth	The parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child. Historically other women assisted women in childbirth.
dawn	The earliest period. It was the dawn of the Roman Empire.
dawning	Dawn. The dawnings of civilization.
delivery	An item or items delivered on a particular occasion. Allow up to 28 days for delivery.
derivation	The process of deducing a new formula, theorem, etc., from previously accepted statements. Singer from sing or undo from do are examples of derivations.
descent	The descendants of one individual. The settlers were of Cornish descent.
emergence	The act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent. The parasite s eggs hatch synchronously with the emergence of the wasp larvae.
extraction	The action of taking out something (especially using effort or force. The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction.
family	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera. Sharks belong to the fish family.
genealogy	Successive generations of kin. The genealogies of the kings of Mercia.
genesis	A coming into being. This tale had its genesis in fireside stories.
giving birth	The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length.
heritage	That which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner. Europe s varied cultural heritage.
house	The people living in a house a household. The house gets a percentage of every bet.
line	Space for one line of print one column wide and 1 14 inch deep used to measure advertising. That salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk.
line of descent	A mark that is long relative to its width.
lineage	The descendants of one individual. A Dutch nobleman of ancient lineage.
nascence	The event of being born.
nascency	The event of being born.
nativity	A nativity play. The place of my nativity.
origin	The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived. The terminology has its origins in America.
origins	The source of something’s existence or from which it derives or is derived. Vegetable origins.
parentage	The state of being a parent. This ice cream boasts American parentage.
parturition	The action of giving birth to young; childbirth. The weeks following parturition.
pedigree	Ancestry of a purebred animal. They are looking for animals with pedigrees.
rise	The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises. They asked for a 10 rise in rates.
start	A turn to be a starter in a game at the beginning. The starting signal was a green light.
stock	Farm animals such as cattle pigs and sheep bred and kept for their meat or milk livestock. Government gilt edged stock.

Usage Examples of "Birth" as a noun

• Despite a difficult birth he's fit and healthy.
• The overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births.
• He is of noble birth.
• The mother is English by birth.
• They divorced after the birth of the child.
• His election signaled the birth of a new age.
• The birth of Socialist Realism.
• They celebrated the birth of their first child.
• He was blind from birth.

Birth as a Verb

Definitions of "Birth" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “birth” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Give birth to (a baby or other young.
• Cause to be born.

Synonyms of "Birth" as a verb (7 Words)

be delivered of	Form or compose.
bear	(of a vehicle or boat) convey (passengers or cargo. Steamboats bear the traveller out of Kerrerra Sound.
bring into the world	Bring into a different state.
deliver	Bring to a destination make a delivery. The pitcher delivered the ball.
give birth	Break down, literally or metaphorically.
have	Have ownership or possession of. It is advisable to have your carpet laid by a professional.
produce	Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques. The video was produced and directed by film maker Neil Campbell.

Usage Examples of "Birth" as a verb

• She birthed five children within ten years.

Associations of "Birth" (30 Words)

abortion	The expulsion of a fetus from the uterus by natural causes before it is able to survive independently. Illegal abortions.
baby	Treat someone as a baby pamper or be overprotective towards. The baby of the Supreme Court.
banned	Forbidden by law.
birthrate	The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
born	British nuclear physicist born in Germany honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics 1882 1970. A newly born baby.
child	An immature childish person. She s such a child.
consanguineous	Relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor. Consanguineous marriages may give rise to recessive syndromes.
contraception	The deliberate use of artificial methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy as a consequence of sexual intercourse The major forms of artificial contraception are barrier methods of which the commonest is the condom or sheath the contraceptive pill which contains synthetic sex hormones which prevent ovulation in the female intrauterine devices such as the coil which prevent the fertilized ovum from implanting in the uterus and male or female sterilization. One of the most important methods of contraception.
contraceptive	An agent or device intended to prevent conception. We d been making love without contraceptives for months.
delivery	The act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail. Her delivery was stilted.
disinfection	Treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms. Instruments must undergo high level disinfection before reuse.
embryo	The part of a seed which develops into a plant consisting in the mature embryo of a higher plant of a plumule a radicle and one or two cotyledons. A simple commodity economy is merely the embryo of a capitalist economy.
eugenic	Relating to or derived from eugenics. Past eugenic policies placed restrictions on marriage and immigration.
euthanasia	The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma.
german	Germane.
heredity	A person’s ancestry. The relative influence of heredity and environment.
illegitimate	A person who is illegitimate by birth. An illegitimate seizure of power.
infertility	The state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate. Chlamydia can cause infertility in women.
italian	Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language.
miscarriage	An unsuccessful outcome of something planned. The miscarriage of the project.
origin	The place where something begins, where it springs into being. The terminology has its origins in America.
parentage	The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents. A boy of Jamaican parentage.
parturition	The action of giving birth to young; childbirth. The weeks following parturition.
pregnancy	The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus. A straightforward pregnancy.
son	Used by an older person as a form of address for a boy or young man. One of Norfolk s most famous sons.
spaniard	A native or inhabitant of Spain.
sterility	(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms. The sterility of debate in the party.
sterilization	Surgery to make a person or animal unable to produce offspring. Disinfection and sterilization of surgical equipment.