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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024na•tiv•i•ty /nəˈtɪvɪti, neɪ-/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - [countable] a birth.
- Religion[proper noun* the Nativity] the birth of Christ.
See -nat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024na•tiv•i•ty (nə tiv′i tē, nā-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - birth.
- birth with reference to place or attendant circumstances:of Irish nativity.
- Religion(cap.) the birth of Christ.
- Religion(cap.) the church festival commemorating the birth of Christ;
Christmas. - Fine Art(cap.) a representation of the birth of Christ, as in art.
- Astrologya horoscope of a person's birth.
- Late Latin, as above
- Old French nativited
- Late Latin nātīvitāt- (stem of nātīvitās; see native, -ity); replacing late Old English nativiteth
- Middle French
- Middle English nativite bef. 1150
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nativity /nəˈtɪvɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- birth or origin, esp in relation to the circumstances surrounding it
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Late Latin nātīvitas birth: see native Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Nativity /nəˈtɪvɪtɪ/ n - the birth of Jesus Christ
- the feast of Christmas as a commemoration of this
- an artistic representation of the circumstances of the birth of Christ
- (as modifier): a Nativity play
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