birth
Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) enPR: bûth, IPA (key): /bɜːθ/, verb also: IPA (key): /bɜːð/
- (US) enPR: bûrth, IPA (key): /bɝθ/, verb also: IPA (key): /bɝð/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: berth
Noun[change]
- (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.
- (countable) A birth is when something new begins.
- The birth of the personal computer was in 1976.