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Dec 1, 2009
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Synonyms for birth

Noun

1. birth, beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
usage: the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
2. birth, nativity, nascency, nascence, change, alteration, modification
usage: the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
3. parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing, organic process, biological process
usage: the process of giving birth
4. parentage, birth, kinship, family relationship, relationship
usage: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

Verb

1. give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have, produce, bring forth
usage: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
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