the fact of being born, esp at a particular time or place
the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent
the act or process of bringing forth young from within the body
the fact of being born
There is no cure for birth or death save to enjoy the interval — George Santayana
the fact of being born at a particular time or place
a Frenchman by birth
family origin and social status; ancestry or lineage
a beginning or start of an idea, plan, etc
natural or inherited tendency
an artist by birth
give birth (to)
to produce (a baby) as a mother
to cause the development or creation of (something); to give rise to (something)
[Middle English from Old Norse byrth; related to Old English beran bear2]