Antonyms for birth


Grammar : Noun
Spell : burth
Phonetic Transcription : bɜrθ


Definition of birth

Origin :
  • early 13c., from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse *byrðr (replacing cognate Old English gebyrd "birth, descent, race; offspring; nature; fate"), from Proto-Germanic *gaburthis (cf. Old Frisian berd, Old Saxon giburd, Dutch geboorte, Old High German giburt, German geburt, Gothic gabaurþs), from PIE *bhrto past participle of root *bher- (1) "to carry; to bear children" (cf. Sanskrit bhrtih "a bringing, maintenance," Latin fors, genitive fortis "chance;" see bear (v.)). Suffix -th is for "process" (as in bath, death). Meaning "parentage, lineage, extraction" (revived from Old English) is from mid-13c. Birth control is from 1914; birth rate from 1859. Birth certificate is from 1842.
  • noun becoming alive
  • noun beginning
  • noun heritage
Example sentences :
  • In London alone it was said there was a birth every five minutes.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • For "each age is a dream that is dying, or one that is coming to birth."
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • As to the advantage of birth, that is of his side, above any man who has been found out for me.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • He died at least twenty years before the birth of Omar Khayyam.
  • Extract from : « The Garden of Bright Waters » by Various
  • This is the most joyful hour he has ever given us since the day of his birth.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • At his birth he was an orphan, his father having died a few weeks previously.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • It was like being present at the birth of a piece of literature!
  • Extract from : « The Book of Old English Ballads » by George Wharton Edwards
  • What enviable privileges are annexed to the birth of an Englishman!
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • He had been abused in that way by passengers since the day of his birth.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • I have thought, ever since, that he knew something about my birth, and of my being the prince's godson.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Synonyms for birth

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