Give+birth+to

  • 51birth — n. 1) to give birth (she gave birth to twins) 2) a breech; multiple; normal; premature birth 3) at birth (she weighed seven pounds at birth) 4) by birth (he s Spanish by birth) 5) of birth (of noble birth) * * * [bɜːθ] multiple normal premature… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 52birth — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ births 1) N VAR When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth. It was the birth of his grandchildren which gave him greatest pleasure... She concealed her pregnancy right up to the moment of birth... She… …

    English dictionary

  • 53birth — /berrth/, n. 1. an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth. 2. the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition: a difficult birth. 3. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth. 4. high or noble… …

    Universalium

  • 54birth — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse byrth; akin to Old English beran Date: 13th century 1. a. the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent b. the act or process of bringing forth young from… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 55birth — [[t]bɜrθ[/t]] n. 1) med an act or instance of being born: day of birth[/ex] 2) med the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition 3) lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth[/ex] 4) high or noble lineage… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 56give — [c]/gɪv / (say giv) verb (gave, given, giving) –verb (t) 1. to deliver freely; bestow; hand over: to give someone a present. 2. to deliver to another in exchange for something; pay. 3. to pass over to: give me that book, please. 4. to grant… …

  • 57birth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. origin, creation; genesis, inception; childbirth, parturition. See reproduction.Ant., death. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The coming into life] Syn. delivery, childbirth, parturition, nativity, beginning,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 58birth — noun 1》 the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being. 2》 the beginning of something. 3》 a person s ancestry or origin: he is of noble birth. verb chiefly N. Amer. give birth… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 59birth — noun 1 give birth (to) if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body: She gave birth to a fine healthy girl. 2 (C, U) the time when a baby comes out of its mother s body: Congratulations on the birth of your daughter! | Were you… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 60give —   Hā awi.   Also: hō, ka a aku.    ♦ Give birth, hānau.    ♦ Give food, hānai ai.    ♦ Give gladly, hā awi manawale a, manawale a, ho onu a, pu upā, kahiau.    ♦ Give me, mai, na u, hā awi mai.    ♦ Give for the sake of receiving a return gift,… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary