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  BIRTH, n.  The first and direst of all disasters.  As to the nature of
  it there appears to be no uniformity.  Castor and Pollux were born
  from the egg.  Pallas came out of a skull.  Galatea was once a block
  of stone.  Peresilis, who wrote in the tenth century, avers that he
  grew up out of the ground where a priest had spilled holy water.  It
  is known that Arimaxus was derived from a hole in the earth, made by a
  stroke of lightning.  Leucomedon was the son of a cavern in Mount
  Aetna, and I have myself seen a man come out of a wine cellar.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Birth
     As soon as a child was born it was washed, and rubbed with salt
     (Ezek. 16:4), and then swathed with bandages (Job 38:9; Luke
     2:7, 12). A Hebrew mother remained forty days in seclusion after
     the birth of a son, and after the birth of a daughter double
     that number of days. At the close of that period she entered
     into the tabernacle or temple and offered up a sacrifice of
     purification (Lev. 12:1-8; Luke 2:22). A son was circumcised on
     the eighth day after his birth, being thereby consecrated to God
     (Gen. 17:10-12; comp. Rom. 4:11). Seasons of misfortune are
     likened to the pains of a woman in travail, and seasons of
     prosperity to the joy that succeeds child-birth (Isa. 13:8; Jer.
     4:31; John 16:21, 22). The natural birth is referred to as the
     emblem of the new birth (John 3:3-8; Gal. 6:15; Titus 3:5,
     etc.).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Berth \Berth\ (b[~e]rth), n. [From the root of bear to produce,
     like birth nativity. See Birth.] [Also written birth.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Naut.)
        (a) Convenient sea room.
        (b) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's
            company mess and reside.
        (c) The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or
            at a wharf.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An allotted place; an appointment; situation or
        employment. ``He has a good berth.'' --Totten.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the
        side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for
        sleeping in.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Berth deck, the deck next below the lower gun deck. --Ham.
        Nav. Encyc.
  
     To give (the land or any object) a wide berth, to keep at
        a distance from it.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Birth \Birth\ (b[~e]rth), n. [OE. burth, birth, AS. beor[eth],
     gebyrd, fr. beran to bear, bring forth; akin to D. geboorte,
     OHG. burt, giburt, G. geburt, Icel. bur[eth]r, Skr. bhrti
     bearing, supporting; cf. Ir. & Gael. beirthe born, brought
     forth. [root]92. See 1st Bear, and cf. Berth.]
     1. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; --
        generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble
        extraction.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Elected without reference to birth, but solely for
              qualifications.                       --Prescott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The condition to which a person is born; natural state or
        position; inherited disposition or tendency.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A foe by birth to Troy's unhappy name. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a
        birth. ``At her next birth.'' --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal
        or vegetable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Poets are far rarer births than kings. --B. Jonson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Others hatch their eggs and tend the birth till it
              is able to shift for itself.          --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     New birth (Theol.), regeneration, or the commencement of a
        religious life.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Parentage; extraction; lineage; race; family.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Birth \Birth\, n.
     See Berth. [Obs.] --De Foe.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Berth \Berth\, n. [From the root of bear to produce, like birth
     nativity. See Birth.] [Also written birth.]
     1. (Naut.)
        (a) Convenient sea room.
        (b) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's
            company mess and reside.
        (c) The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or
            at a wharf.
  
     2. An allotted place; an appointment; situation or
        employment. ``He has a good berth.'' --Totten.
  
     3. A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the
        side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for
        sleeping in.
  
     Berth deck, the deck next below the lower gun deck. --Ham.
        Nav. Encyc.
  
     To give (the land or any object) a wide berth, to keep at
        a distance from it.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Birth \Birth\ (b[~e]rth), n. [OE. burth, birth, AS. beor[edt],
     gebyrd, fr. beran to bear, bring forth; akin to D. geboorte,
     OHG. burt, giburt, G. geburt, Icel. bur[eth]r, Skr. bhrti
     bearing, supporting; cf. Ir. & Gael. beirthe born, brought
     forth. [root]92. See 1st Bear, and cf. Berth.]
     1. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; --
        generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.
  
     2. Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble
        extraction.
  
              Elected without reference to birth, but solely for
              qualifications.                       --Prescott.
  
     3. The condition to which a person is born; natural state or
        position; inherited disposition or tendency.
  
              A foe by birth to Troy's unhappy name. --Dryden.
  
     4. The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a
        birth. ``At her next birth.'' --Milton.
  
     5. That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal
        or vegetable.
  
              Poets are far rarer births than kings. --B. Jonson.
  
              Others hatch their eggs and tend the birth till it
              is able to shift for itself.          --Addison.
  
     6. Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire.
  
     New birth (Theol.), regeneration, or the commencement of a
        religious life.
  
     Syn: Parentage; extraction; lineage; race; family.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Birth \Birth\, n.
     See Berth. [Obs.] --De Foe.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  birth
       n 1: the time when something begins (especially life); "they
            divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election
            signaled the birth of a new age" [ant: death]
       2: the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their
          first child" [syn: nativity, nascency, nascence]
          [ant: death]
       3: the process of giving birth [syn: parturition, giving
          birth, birthing]
       4: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents [syn: parentage]
       v : give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
           [syn: give birth, deliver, bear, have]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  birth
     Αγγλικά n.
     η γέννηση
     Αγγλικά vb.
     γεννώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  birth
     a.
     A familial relationship established by childbirth.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of
  life.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of childbirth.
     3 (lb en countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
     4 (lb en uncountable) The circumstances of one's background,
  ancestry, or upbringing.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).
     2 (lb en transitive figuratively) To produce, give rise to.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  birth
     a.
     A familial relationship established by childbirth.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of
  life.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of childbirth.
     3 (lb en countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
     4 (lb en uncountable) The circumstances of one's background,
  ancestry, or upbringing.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).
     2 (lb en transitive figuratively) To produce, give rise to.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  birth
     a.
     A familial relationship established by childbirth.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of
  life.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of childbirth.
     3 (lb en countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
     4 (lb en uncountable) The circumstances of one's background,
  ancestry, or upbringing.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).
     2 (lb en transitive figuratively) To produce, give rise to.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  birth
     a.
     A familial relationship established by childbirth.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of
  life.
     2 (lb en countable) An instance of childbirth.
     3 (lb en countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
     4 (lb en uncountable) The circumstances of one's background,
  ancestry, or upbringing.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).
     2 (lb en transitive figuratively) To produce, give rise to.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  birth
     Englanti n.
     1 syntymä, synty
     2 synnytys
     3 syntyperä
     Englanti vb.
     1 (yhteys vanhahtava alueellinen k=en) synnyttää
     2 (yhteys kuva k=en) synnyttää, saada aikaan

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  birth
     Engelska n.
     födelse
     Engelska vb.
     föda

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  birth /bˈɜːθ/
  geboorte

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Birth /bˈɜːθ/
  الميلاد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  birth //bɜːð// //bɜːθ// //bɝð// //bɝθ// 
  1. нача́ло, раждане
  beginning or start; a point of origin
  2. потекло, произход
  circumstances of one's background
  3. ра́ждане, рожде́ние
  instance of childbirth
  4. ра́ждане, рожде́ние, раждане
  process of childbearing; beginning of life

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  birth //bɜːð// //bɜːθ// //bɝð// //bɝθ// 
  раждам
  to give birth (to)