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Synonyms for birthing


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bur-thing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜr θɪŋ



Définition of birthing

Origin :
  • early 13c., from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse *byrðr (replacing cognate Old English gebyrd "birth, descent, race; offspring; nature; fate"), from Proto-Germanic *gaburthis (cf. Old Frisian berd, Old Saxon giburd, Dutch geboorte, Old High German giburt, German geburt, Gothic gabaurþs), from PIE *bhrto past participle of root *bher- (1) "to carry; to bear children" (cf. Sanskrit bhrtih "a bringing, maintenance," Latin fors, genitive fortis "chance;" see bear (v.)). Suffix -th is for "process" (as in bath, death). Meaning "parentage, lineage, extraction" (revived from Old English) is from mid-13c. Birth control is from 1914; birth rate from 1859. Birth certificate is from 1842.
  • noun birth
Example sentences :
  • Had not Yellow Hair been in the birthing wickiup with Redbird?
  • Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
  • This one seems to be birthing the dictatorship of the intellectuals.
  • Extract from : « The Sensitive Man » by Poul William Anderson
  • The big sad eyes of it were like those of Maisie, poor lass, when she had the birthing that was her going-call.
  • Extract from : « The Washer of the Ford » by Fiona Macleod
  • Hunt ducks in the fall, plow the land in the spring, help at the birthing of calves and lambs and foals?
  • Extract from : « Plowing On Sunday » by Sterling North
  • She felt like telling Wind Bends Grass to leave the birthing wickiup.
  • Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea

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