birth: Meaning and Definition of

birth

1. an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
2. the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition: a difficult birth.
3. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth.
4. high or noble lineage: to be foolishly vain about one's birth.
5. natural heritage: a musician by birth.
6. any coming into existence; origin; beginning: the birth of Protestantism; the birth of an idea.
7. something that is born.
8. Her hobby gave birth to a successful business.
1. to bear (a child).
2. to initiate; originate:Her hobby gave birth to a successful business.