Main entry: nascence, nascency, nativity, birth
Definition: the event of being born
Usage: they celebrated the birth of their first child
Main entry: birth
Definition: a baby born; an offspring
Usage: the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births
Main entry: parturition, giving birth, birth, birthing
Definition: the process of giving birth
Definition: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
Main entry: birth
Definition: the time when something begins (especially life)
Usage: they divorced after the birth of the child; his election signaled the birth of a new age
Main entry: deliver, have, give birth, birth, bear
Definition: cause to be born
Usage: My wife had twins yesterday!