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birth

1. birth \'b*rth\ n [ME, fr. ON byrth; akin to OE beran] often attrib  1a: 
   the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent  1b: the act 
   or process of bringing forth young from the womb  2a: LINEAGE, EXTRACTION  
   2b: high or noble birth  archaic  3a: one that is born  3b: BEGINNING, 
   START {~ of an idea} 
2. birth vt chiefly dial  1: to bring forth  2: to give rise to : ORIGINATE 
    dial  : to bring forth a child or young