n.
- the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being.
- the beginning of something.
- a person's ancestry or origin:
he is of noble birth.
v.
chiefly N. Amer. give birth to.
Phrase
- give birth
bear a child or young.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from ON byrth; rel. to bear1.