Noun He was present at the birth of his daughter. The hospital reported an increase in premature births. Please indicate your date of birth. the period from birth to adolescence a disease that is present at birth the birth of the solar system the birth of the blues We are witnessing the birth of a new era. Verb back in those days a woman her age would have birthed several children Adjective argued that the birth mother had not been informed of all of her options at the time of the adoption See More
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Noun
Whatever its mechanical basis, purring seems hardwired into certain cats from birth. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022 In Oregon, the promise of early education expanded in 2011, when legislators created an Early Learning Council to oversee services for children from birth to age five.oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2022 Americans who are thinking about starting a family have a new datapoint to consider: The cost of raising a child from birth to age 17 will set you back by about $310,000. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022 For Herbstreit, standing at the center of the sport’s unmistakable pageantry has always felt perfectly natural, like a calling from birth. J. Brady MccolloughStaff WriterFollow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 Born May 22, 1887, and named Wa-tho-Huk, translated as Path Lit by Lighting, from birth Thorpe had a cloudy future. Louis Moore, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 Fellow Bunco Babe Carol Podkulski recalled wrapping up a game one night before heading to the hospital to give birth to her daughter. Mary Compton, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 The article was about Liam Johnson and Racquelle Trammell, who both put their transitions on hold to give birth to their daughter, Aspen. Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 The graduate student who works in legal services in Austin, Texas, has a list of reasons for not wanting to give birth: the climate crisis and a genetic health condition among them. Leanne Italie, ajc, 30 Aug. 2022
Verb
The extreme heat has stressed cattle and hurt their ability to birth and wean calves, which will mean long-term difficulties. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2022 Sometimes setbacks can birth new business ideas or spark newfound passions. Wunmi Bakare, Essence, 6 Sep. 2022 But if Better Call Saul has taught us anything, it’s that franchises can birth powerful subsidiaries—if their overlords know when to wield discretion. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 21 Aug. 2022 Finish genome sequencing before gene editing and engineering to birth a new thylacine. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2022 But if multiple embryos are implanted, Georgia’s law could require a woman to carry multiple children to birth, experts warn. Jeff Amy, ajc, 30 July 2022 But if multiple embryos are implanted, Georgia’s law could require a woman to carry multiple children to birth, experts warn. Jeff Amy, al, 30 July 2022 The dystopian feminist novel centers on handmaid Offred, who lives in a totalitarian theocratic state known as the Republic of Gilead, where handmaids are forced to birth children for the ruling class. Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022 Architects were channeling a larger desire to birth new nations independent of the intellectual, political and cultural domination of the old empire. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
Adjective
This was certainly a fear of mine, and post-birth, gravity has done its thing. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 31 Aug. 2022 The post-birth appearance outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital has become something of a royal tradition — started by Diana. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 For a friend who loves wine, gift them this wine glass for their first post-birth drink. Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 4 Aug. 2022 Luckily, Martine was coming the next morning for the final pre-birth checkup. Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 The babies' early arrival meant the Myers did not complete Michigan's requisite pre-birth order process in time, forcing them, because of the state's restrictive laws around surrogacy, to fight in court to legally be the twins' parents. Rachel Burchfield, PEOPLE.com, 22 Dec. 2021 And those post-birth emotions can impact spouses and partners as well: Around 26% of spouses experience some sort of depression after the baby’s arrival. Ebony Williams, ajc, 12 May 2022 The idea that women cannot have any arena of choice — [from pregnancy to labor and delivery to post-birth] — is exclusively and almost always detrimental to women.The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Dec. 2021 Over 75 couples in Michigan who are in our exact same situation [received] pre-birth orders, which basically gives them legal rights to the baby before they're even born. Rachel Burchfield, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old Norse byrth; akin to Old English beran