Pronunciation bû(r)th, /bɜː(r)θ/, /b3:(r)T/ Homophones: berth Noun birth (plural: births) The process of childbearing. A beginning or start; a point of origin. The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing of noble birth. Translations Breton: ganedigezh f -ioù (1,2) Bulgarian: раждане n (1), начало n (2), произход m (3), потекло n (3) Dutch: geboorte f (1), afkomst f (3) Finnish: synnytys (1), syntymä (2,3) French: naissance f Spanish: nacimiento m Swedish: födelse c (1) början c (2) Verb to birth (dialect) To bear children or to give birth. Translations Breton: engehentañ (1), genel radical gan- (2) Bulgarian: раждам Dutch: baren Finnish: synnyttää Guarani: eñõi (t-) (1) Interlingua: nascentia (1,2,3) Portuguese: nascimento m (1,2,3) Romanian: naştere f Swedish: föda (=give birth) Tupinambá: 'ara (1), 'araba (3) See also Wikipedia article on birth
