I. noun
1.
the act or process of bringing forth young from the womb
had a very hard birth after a prolonged labor
Synonyms: bearing, ||birthing, childbearing, childbirth, delivery, parturition
Related Word: abortion, miscarriage, slip
2.
Synonyms: beginning , commencement, dawn, dawning, genesis, onset, opening, outset, outstart, start
II. verb
|| 1.
Synonyms: bear 5, ||born, bring forth, deliver
2.
Synonyms: spring 1, arise, derive (from), emanate, flow, issue, originate, proceed, rise, stem