birth

noun

/bɜːθ/

/bɜːrθ/

Idioms

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[uncountable, countable] the time when a baby is born; the process of being born
- at birth The baby weighed three kilos at birth.
- Global life expectancy at birth is about 72 years.
- John was present at the birth of both his children.
- It was a difficult birth.
- a hospital/home birth
- from birth Mark has been blind from birth.
- Please state your date and place of birth.
- These chemicals can cause birth defects.
- They are at increased risk of low birth weight.
- The risk of premature birth increases markedly after 35.
- Please provide your complete birth name and birth date.
Wordfinder
- baby
- birth
- child
- dummy
- feed
- incubator
- nappy
- pram
- premature
- teethe
Collocations Children
ChildrenHaving a baby/child
- want a baby/a child/kids
- start a family
- conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child
- miss your period
- become/get/be/find out that you are pregnant
- have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family
- have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth
- be in/go into/induce labour (especially US English) labor
- have/suffer/cause a miscarriage
- give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins
Parenting
- bring up/ (especially North American English) raise a child/family
- care for/ (especially British English) look after a baby/child/kid
- change (British English) a nappy/(North American English) a diaper/a baby
- feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby
- be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave
- go back/return to work after maternity leave
- need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare
- balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life
- educate/teach/home-school a child/kid
- punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid
- adopt a baby/child/kid
- offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption
- (especially British English) foster a child/kid
- be placed with/be raised by foster parents
Wordfinder
- birth
- breech birth
- caesarean section
- contraction
- deliver
- induce
- labour
- midwife
- obstetrics
- umbilical cord
Extra Examples
- He was anxiously awaiting the birth of his child.
- They recently celebrated the birth of their second daughter.
- You should prepare a birth plan with your obstetrician.
- Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths.
- a registry of births, marriages and deaths
Topics Life stagesa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- live
- normal
- difficult
- …
verb + birth
- give
- register
- celebrate
- …
birth + noun
- certificate
- records
- date
- …
preposition
- at birth
- at a/the birth
- during a/the birth
- …
phrases
- births, deaths and marriages
- births, marriages and deaths
- your date of birth
- …
See full entry
[singular] the beginning of a new situation, idea, place, etc.
- This declaration marked the birth of a new society in South Africa.
- He was a medical student years before the birth of psychoanalysis.
[uncountable] a person’s origin or the social position of their family
- Anne was French by birth but lived most of her life in Italy.
- a woman of noble birth
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- live
- normal
- difficult
- …
verb + birth
- give
- register
- celebrate
- …
birth + noun
- certificate
- records
- date
- …
preposition
- at birth
- at a/the birth
- during a/the birth
- …
phrases
- births, deaths and marriages
- births, marriages and deaths
- your date of birth
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse byrth; related to the verb bear.

Idioms

give birth (to somebody/something)

to produce a baby or young animal
- She died shortly after giving birth.
- Mary gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
- (figurative) It was the study of history that gave birth to the social sciences.

单词	birth
释义	birth noun /bɜːθ/ /bɜːrθ/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the time when a baby is born; the process of being born at birth The baby weighed three kilos at birth. Global life expectancy at birth is about 72 years. John was present at the birth of both his children. It was a difficult birth. a hospital/home birth from birth Mark has been blind from birth. Please state your date and place of birth. These chemicals can cause birth defects. They are at increased risk of low birth weight. The risk of premature birth increases markedly after 35. Please provide your complete birth name and birth date. Wordfinder baby birth child dummy feed incubator nappy pram premature teethe Collocations ChildrenChildrenHaving a baby/child want a baby/a child/kids start a family conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child miss your period become/get/be/find out that you are pregnant have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth be in/go into/induce labour (especially US English) labor have/suffer/cause a miscarriage give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins Parenting bring up/ (especially North American English) raise a child/family care for/ (especially British English) look after a baby/child/kid change (British English) a nappy/(North American English) a diaper/a baby feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave go back/return to work after maternity leave need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life educate/teach/home-school a child/kid punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid adopt a baby/child/kid offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption (especially British English) foster a child/kid be placed with/be raised by foster parents Wordfinder birth breech birth caesarean section contraction deliver induce labour midwife obstetrics umbilical cord Extra Examples He was anxiously awaiting the birth of his child. They recently celebrated the birth of their second daughter. You should prepare a birth plan with your obstetrician. Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths. a registry of births, marriages and deaths Topics Life stagesa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective live normal difficult … verb + birth give register celebrate … birth + noun certificate records date … preposition at birth at a/the birth during a/the birth … phrases births, deaths and marriages births, marriages and deaths your date of birth … See full entry [singular] the beginning of a new situation, idea, place, etc. This declaration marked the birth of a new society in South Africa. He was a medical student years before the birth of psychoanalysis. [uncountable] a person’s origin or the social position of their family Anne was French by birth but lived most of her life in Italy. a woman of noble birth Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective live normal difficult … verb + birth give register celebrate … birth + noun certificate records date … preposition at birth at a/the birth during a/the birth … phrases births, deaths and marriages births, marriages and deaths your date of birth … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse byrth; related to the verb bear. Idioms give birth (to somebody/something) to produce a baby or young animal She died shortly after giving birth. Mary gave birth to a healthy baby girl. (figurative) It was the study of history that gave birth to the social sciences.
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