birth (
http://definr.com/birth)
n 1: the time when something begins (especially life); "they
divorced after the birth of the child" or "his election
signaled the birth of a new age" [ant:
death]
2: the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their
first child" [syn:
nativity,
nascency,
nascence]
[ant:
death]
3: the process of giving birth [syn:
parturition, {giving
birth},
birthing]
4: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents [syn:
parentage]
v : give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
[syn:
give birth,
deliver,
bear,
have]