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birthbirth /bɚθ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun ETYMOLOGYbirthOrigin: 1200-1300 Old Norse byrth ► birth date/date of birth (=the date on which you were born) ► at birth He only weighed three pounds at birth. ► birth weight Women who smoke tend to have babies with a lower birth weight. ► place of birth Please list your name and your place of birth. ► birth order Does birth order (=whether someone is their parents’ first, second, etc. child) affect children’s personalities? ► gave birth to the talented musicians who gave birth to rock and roll ► by birth She is French by birth. ► of ... birth A large portion of the population is of foreign birth. THESAURUS the start or first part of an event, story, period of time, etc.► beginning the start or first part of an event, story, period of time, etc.: He moved to a different school at the beginning of the school year. This has been some of the worst fighting since the beginning of the war. ► start start means the same as beginning: At the start of the second half of the basketball game, the score was 32 to 28. ► origin (also origins) the beginning of something that started a long time ago: Scientists still have many questions about the origins of language in humans. ► birth the time when something starts to exist, especially something important that has a big effect on people’s lives: The website is about the bands of the 1950s and the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. ► creation the time when something was first made: From its creation in 1960, the party has considered itself to be Socialist. ► initiation formal the time when someone begins a new process, program, way of doing things, etc.: Since the initiation of the online discussions, we have seen students becoming more and more involved. ► outbreak a time when fighting or a disease starts: At the outbreak of the war, he was living in Boston. ► the outset the time when you start doing something or when something starts happening: We knew from the outset that it was not going to be an easy task. ► introduction the part at the beginning of a book, report, or speech, which explains what it is about: In the introduction to her book, Julia writes about how she first became interested in cooking. 1[countable, uncountable] the time when a baby comes out of its mother’s body: Congratulations on the birth of your daughter!birth date/date of birth (=the date on which you were born) He only weighed three pounds at birth. Women who smoke tend to have babies with a lower birth weight. Please list your name and your place of birth. Does birth order (=whether someone is their parents’ first, second, etc. child) affect children’s personalities?2give birth (to somebody) if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body SYN bear: At 9:40 Claudia gave birth to a nine-pound baby boy.3[uncountable] the time when something new starts to exist: birth of the birth of photography the talented musicians who gave birth to rock and roll► see thesaurus at beginning4[uncountable] the character, language, social position, etc. that you have because of the family or country you come from: She is French by birth. A large portion of the population is of foreign birth. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old Norse byrth] |