I. ˈbərth noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse byrth; akin to Old English beran
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent
b. : the act or process of bringing forth young from the womb
2. : a state resulting from being born especially at a particular time or place
a Southerner by birth
3.
a. : lineage , extraction
marriage between equals in birth
b. : high or noble birth
4.
a. archaic : one that is born
b. : beginning , start
the birth of an idea
II. verb
Date: 1855
transitive verb
1. chiefly dialect : to bring forth
2.
a. : to give rise to : originate
b. : to give birth to
intransitive verb
: to bring forth or be brought forth as a child or young
III. adjective
Date: 1975
: biological 3
his birth mother