birth
nounHow many syllables in birth?
There is 1 syllable in the word birth.How to pronounce birth:
Definition of birth:
- birth (noun):
- the process of bearing young
- the time when something begins (especially life).
- the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent see also date of birth
Synonyms for birth:
accouchement
birthing
childbearing
childbirth
commencement
confinement
cradle
creation
delivery
fathering
first
generation
genesis
geniture
get-go
giving birth
kickoff
life
life-time
lifespan
lifetime
maternity
mothering
nascence
nascency
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Antonyms for birth:
abolition
annihilation
death
decimation
demise
demolishment
demolition
desolation
destruction
devastation
disappearance
dying out
elimination
end
eradication
excision
extermination
extinction
extirpation
finish
havoc
loss
mincemeat
obliteration
oblivion
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