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}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0