The proliferation of Internet usage has given birth to a new generation of young people.
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Birth
//bɜːθ//
Synonyms for "birth" (214 found)
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Closest matches (43)
Strong matches (64)
characterchildbearingchildbedchildbirthchildhoodchromatidchromatinchromosomeclasscommencementcommon ancestryconceptionconfinementconsanguinitycradlecreationdawndawningde vries theorydelivery
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derivationdescentdeterminantdeterminerdevelopmentdiathesisdigenesisdirect linedistaff sidedistinctiondnaemanateemergenceendowmentengenderepigenesiseugenicseumerogenesisexistenceextractionfactorfamilyfatherfemale linefiliationfreshman yeargaltonian theorygenegenerationgenesiologygenesisgenetic codegeneticsgenteelnessgentilitygive birth togiving birthhatchinghaving a baby
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (107)
having lifehereditabilityheredityheritabilityheritageheterogenesishistogenesishomogenesishonorable descenthouseimmortalityinborn capacityinceptioninchoationincipienceincipiencyincunabulainfancyinheritabilityinheritance
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isogenesisissuelaborlifelifetimelineline of descentlineagelivelinesslivinglong lifelongevitymale linematroclinymendelianismmendelismmerogenesismetagenesismiscarriagemonogenesismothermultiparitynascencenascencynativitynobilitynoble birthnoblenessonsetopeningoriginoriginateoriginationorthogenesisoutsetoutstartpangenesisparthenogenesispatroclinypedigreepharmacogeneticsphylumpregnancyprocreateprocreationprophylacticqualityracerankrecessive characterreplicationrnaroyaltyseedseptsidesireslipspear sidespindle sidespontaneous generationspringspritelinessstartstemstirpsstockstorkstrainsuccessionsword sidethe nativitythe storktravailverworn theoryviabilityvitalityvivacityweismann theoryweismannismwiesner theoryyouth
Noun(5 words)
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23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
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316 translations across 98 languages.
Afar
1 entries- ubka noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Albanian
2 entries- lindje noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- nis noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- γένεσις noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- γένεσις noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- τόκος noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- τόκος noun (instance of childbirth)
Arabic
4 entries- بدايَة noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- تَوَلُّد noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- ميلاد noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- مَوْلِد noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Armenian
4 entries- ծնունդ noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- ծնունդ noun (instance of childbirth)
- ծնունդ noun (circumstances of one's background)
- սկիզբ noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Aromanian
1 entries- amintare noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- doğulma noun (instance of childbirth)
- doğuluş noun (instance of childbirth)
- doğum noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- doğum noun (instance of childbirth)
Belarusian
3 entries- нараджэ́нне noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- нараджэ́нне noun (instance of childbirth)
- ро́ды noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Bengali
1 entries- পয়দায়েশ noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Breton
2 entries- ganedigezh noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- ganedigezh noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Bulgarian
4 entries- нача́ло noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- потекло noun (circumstances of one's background)
- произход noun (circumstances of one's background)
- ра́ждане noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Catalan
4 entries- naixement noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- naixença noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- naixença noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- naixença noun (circumstances of one's background)
Central Kurdish
4 entries- سەرەتا noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- لەدایکبوون noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- لەدایکبوون noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- مناڵبوون verb (to give birth (to))
Chichewa
1 entries- kubadwa noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 出生 noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- 誕生 /诞生 noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- 生出 verb (to give birth (to))
Czech
4 entries- narození noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- narození noun (instance of childbirth)
- porod noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- původ noun (circumstances of one's background)
Danish
1 entries- fødsel noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Dutch
4 entries- afkomst noun (circumstances of one's background)
- bevalling noun (instance of childbirth)
- geboorte noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- geboorte noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Egyptian
1 entries- ms-w-t noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Esperanto
2 entries- naskiĝo noun (instance of childbirth)
- naski verb (to give birth (to))
Estonian
1 entries- sünd noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Faroese
2 entries- føðing noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- eiga verb (to give birth (to))
Finnish
4 entries- alku noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- lisääntyminen noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- suku noun (circumstances of one's background)
- sukujuuri noun (circumstances of one's background)
French
3 entries- accouchement noun (instance of childbirth)
- naissance noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- accoucher verb (to give birth (to))
Friulian
3 entries- nassince noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- part noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- part noun (instance of childbirth)
Galician
2 entries- nacemento noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- nacenza noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Georgian
2 entries- დაბადება noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- დაბადება verb (to give birth (to))
German
4 entries- Abstammung noun (circumstances of one's background)
- Geburt noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- Geburt noun (instance of childbirth)
- Geburt noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍃 noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Greek
4 entries- γέννα noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- γέννα noun (instance of childbirth)
- γέννηση noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- καταγωγή noun (circumstances of one's background)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- nesans noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Hamer-Banna
1 entries- áɗima noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Hebrew
3 entries- לֵדָה noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- לידה noun (instance of childbirth)
- הוֹלִיד verb (to give birth (to))
Hindi
4 entries- जनन noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- जन्म noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- जन्म noun (instance of childbirth)
- जन्म noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Hungarian
4 entries- származás noun (circumstances of one's background)
- születés noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- születés noun (instance of childbirth)
- szülés (childbearing) noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Icelandic
1 entries- fæðing noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Ido
4 entries- nasko noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- nasko noun (instance of childbirth)
- akushar verb (to give birth (to))
- naskigar verb (to give birth (to))
Indonesian
1 entries- kelahiran noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Ingrian
1 entries- synnyttää verb (to give birth (to))
Interlingua
2 entries- nascentia noun (instance of childbirth)
- nascentia noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Irish
1 entries- breith noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Italian
4 entries- nascita noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- nascita noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- nascita noun (circumstances of one's background)
- parto noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Japanese
4 entries- 出生 noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- 出生 noun (circumstances of one's background)
- 勃興 noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- 成立 noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Kapampangan
2 entries- kebaitan noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- kebayitan noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Kazakh
1 entries- туу noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Khmer
1 entries- កំណើត noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Korean
1 entries- 출생 noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- туулуш noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- төрөлүш noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Lao
1 entries- ການເກິດ noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Latin
4 entries- nascentia noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- nascentia noun (instance of childbirth)
- nativitas noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- nativitas noun (instance of childbirth)
Latvian
2 entries- dzemdēšana noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- dzemdības noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Lithuanian
2 entries- gimdymas noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- gimimas noun (instance of childbirth)
Low German
2 entries- Geboort noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- Geboort noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Macedonian
4 entries- зародиш noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- породување noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- породување noun (instance of childbirth)
- потекло noun (circumstances of one's background)
Malay
3 entries- kelahiran noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- keputeraan noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- keputerian noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Malayalam
1 entries- ജനനം noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Māori
4 entries- tīmatanga noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- wherereitanga noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- whānautanga noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- whānautanga noun (instance of childbirth)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- fødsel noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- fødsel noun (instance of childbirth)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- fødsel noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- fødsel noun (instance of childbirth)
Occitan
2 entries- naissença noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- naissença noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Odia
1 entries- ଜନ୍ମ noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Old English
4 entries- ġebyrd noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- ġebyrd noun (instance of childbirth)
- ġebyrd noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- ġebyrd noun (circumstances of one's background)
Old Irish
1 entries- breth noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- طوغمه noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- طوغمه noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Pashto
1 entries- تولد noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Persian
3 entries- تولد noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- تولد noun (instance of childbirth)
- زایش noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Polish
4 entries- narodzenie noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- narodziny noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- poród noun (instance of childbirth)
- urodzenie noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Portuguese
4 entries- nascimento noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- nascimento noun (instance of childbirth)
- nascimento noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- nascimento noun (circumstances of one's background)
Quechua
1 entries- unquy verb (to give birth (to))
Romanian
4 entries- naștere noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- născare noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- origine noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- început noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
Russian
4 entries- зарожде́ние noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- нача́ло noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- ро́ды noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- рожде́ние noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Saho
1 entries- ubka noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Sanskrit
3 entries- उत्पाद noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- जन्म noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- जनति verb (to give birth (to))
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- rođénje noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- rožastvo noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- рође́ње noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Sicilian
4 entries- nascimentu noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- natura noun (circumstances of one's background)
- ncuminzu noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- nàscita noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Sikkimese
1 entries- སྐྱེ་བ noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Slovak
4 entries- narodenie noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- narodenie noun (instance of childbirth)
- pôrod noun (instance of childbirth)
- pôvod noun (circumstances of one's background)
Slovene
4 entries- porod noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- rojstvo noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- rojstvo noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- roditi verb (to give birth (to))
Spanish
4 entries- abolengo noun (circumstances of one's background)
- alumbramiento noun (instance of childbirth)
- cuna noun (circumstances of one's background)
- estirpe noun (circumstances of one's background)
Sudovian
1 entries- gimsenis noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Swahili
4 entries- zaa noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- zaliw noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- zaliwa noun (instance of childbirth)
- zaliwa noun (circumstances of one's background)
Swedish
4 entries- börd noun (circumstances of one's background)
- början noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- födelse noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- föda verb (to give birth (to))
Tajik
1 entries- таваллуд noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Tamil
4 entries- பிறப்பு noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- பிறப்பு noun (instance of childbirth)
- பிறப்பு noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- பிறப்பு noun (circumstances of one's background)
Telugu
4 entries- జననము noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- జన్మము noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- జన్మించుట noun (instance of childbirth)
- పుట్టుక noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Thai
2 entries- การเกิด noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- กำเนิด noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Tocharian A
1 entries- cmol noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Tocharian B
1 entries- camel noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Turkish
1 entries- doğum noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Turkmen
1 entries- dogluş noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Ukrainian
3 entries- наро́дження noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- наро́дження noun (instance of childbirth)
- поло́ги noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Urdu
4 entries- تولد noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- تولد noun (instance of childbirth)
- ولادت noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- ولادت noun (instance of childbirth)
Uyghur
1 entries- تۇغۇلۇش noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Uzbek
1 entries- tugʻilish noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Vietnamese
4 entries- dòng dõi noun (circumstances of one's background)
- gốc noun (circumstances of one's background)
- sự ra đời noun (beginning or start; a point of origin)
- sự sinh đẻ noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Walloon
2 entries- skepiaedje noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
- vinowe å monde noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Welsh
1 entries- genedigaeth noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
West-Frisian
1 entries- berte noun (process of childbearing; beginning of life)
Sample sentences
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This is true partly because non-Westerners have begun to take pride in their own cultures and partly because those areas of the world where forks are not used have some of the highest birth rates.
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Henry James was an American by birth.
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The town gave birth to many men of note.
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