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GIVE BIRTH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to be born

Example:

My wife had twins yesterday!

Synonyms:

bear; birth; deliver; give birth; have

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "give birth" is one way to...):

bring forth; produce (bring forth or yield)

"Give birth" entails doing...:

conceive (become pregnant; undergo conception)

Verb group:

bear; carry; expect; gestate; have a bun in the oven (be pregnant with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give birth"):

twin (give birth to twins)

drop (give birth; used for animals)

foal (give birth to a foal)

cub (give birth to cubs)

kitten (give birth to kittens)

lamb (give birth to a lamb)

litter (give birth to a litter of animals)

pup; whelp (give birth to (a puppy))

farrow; pig (give birth to (piglets))

fawn (have fawns)

calve; have young (give birth to (a calf))

bear; carry; expect; gestate; have a bun in the oven (be pregnant with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Create or produce an idea

Example:

Marx and Engels gave birth to communism

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "give birth" is one way to...):

create by mental act; create mentally (create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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