birth

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 1.1 Homophones 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Antonyms

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• berth

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Singular birth

Plural births

1. (countable) A birth is when a new baby comes out of its mother.

   My mother gave birth to my brother at 12:00 on Dec. 31st.

2. (countable) A birth is when something new begins.

   The birth of the personal computer was in 1976.

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• beginning
• start

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• death
• end