the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
the process of giving birth
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
a baby born; an offspring; "the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every 800 births"
cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"