n.
Pronunciation: n ə - ' ti-v ə -t ē , n ā -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English nativite, from Anglo-French nativité, from Medieval Latin nativitat-, nativitas, from Late Latin, birth, from Latin nativus
Date: 14th century
1 : the process or circumstances of being born : BIRTH especially capitalized : the birth of Jesus
2 : a horoscope at or of the time of one's birth
3 : the place of origin