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==Etymology==
[Middle English, from Old Norse byrth; akin to Old English beran
Date: [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD 13th century]
==Definitions==
*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]]>
==Description==
'''Birth''' (calving in livestock and some other animals, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whelping whelping] in carnivorous mammals) is the [[act]] or [[process]] of bearing or bringing forth [[offspring]] . The offspring is brought forth from the [[mother]]. Different forms of birth are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oviparity oviparity], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivipary vivipary] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovoviviparity ovovivipary].
The term birth is used [[metaphorically]] to refer to a beginning, especially of a natural [[phenomenon]], one that is impressive in its scope or [[complexity]], or one that is viewed favorably.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[Middle English, from Old Norse byrth; akin to Old English beran
Date: [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD 13th century]
==Definitions==
*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]]>
==Description==
'''Birth''' (calving in livestock and some other animals, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whelping whelping] in carnivorous mammals) is the [[act]] or [[process]] of bearing or bringing forth [[offspring]] . The offspring is brought forth from the [[mother]]. Different forms of birth are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oviparity oviparity], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivipary vivipary] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovoviviparity ovovivipary].
The term birth is used [[metaphorically]] to refer to a beginning, especially of a natural [[phenomenon]], one that is impressive in its scope or [[complexity]], or one that is viewed favorably.
[[Category: General Reference]]
