birth

birth(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

1. (start of life)

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

My brother-in-law is Canadian by birth.Mi cuñado es canadiense de nacimiento.

On the news, they announced the birth of a record number of lambs and calves on local farms.En las noticias anunciaron el nacimiento de un número récord de corderos y becerros en las granjas de la zona.

b. el origen

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Her mother was an aristocrat but her father was of humble birth.Su madre era aristócrata pero su padre era de origen humilde.

2. (medicine)

a. el parto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I had a difficult birth with my son.Tuve un parto difícil con mi hijo.

3. (beginning)

a. el nacimiento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The twentieth century marked the birth of a new era.El siglo XX marcó el nacimiento de una nueva era.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to give birth to)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. dar a luz a

She birthed a baby boy yesterday, and everything went well.Ayer dio a luz a un niño varón, y todo fue bien.

b. parir

I birthed my daughter at the hospital. She was born via C-section.Yo parí a mi hija en el hospital. Nació por cesárea.

c. tener

My grandmother birthed eight children, but only six survived.Mi abuela tuvo ocho hijos, pero solo seis sobrevivieron.

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birth

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (also fig)

a. el nacimiento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

to give birth (to somebody)dar a luz (a alguien)

at birthal nacer

from birthde nacimiento

Irish by birthirlandés(esa) de nacimiento

birth certificatepartida de nacimiento

birth controlcontrol de natalidad

birth control methodsmétodos anticonceptivos

2. (fig)

a.

birth pangsdolores del parto

birth rateíndice de natalidad

birth [bɜːθ]

noun

(gen) nacimiento (m); (Med) parto (m); nacimiento (m); surgimiento (m)

at birth al nacer; French by birth francés de nacimiento; of humble birth de origen humilde; place of birth lugar (m) de nacimiento; to give birth to dar a luz a; dar origen a; to be in at the birth of asistir al nacimiento de; the birth of an idea el origen de una idea

modifier

birth certificate (n) partida (f) de nacimiento

birth control (n) control (m) de la natalidad

method of birth control método (m) anticonceptivo

birth control pill (n) píldora (f) anticonceptiva

birth mother (n) madre (f) biológica

birth pill (n)

birth control pill See culture box in entry birth.

birth rate (n) tasa (f) or índice (m) de natalidad

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Participles

Present:	birthing
Past:	birthed

Indicative

	Present	Past	Future
I	birth	birthed	will birth
you	birth	birthed	will birth
he/she	births	birthed	will birth
we	birth	birthed	will birth
you	birth	birthed	will birth
they	birth	birthed	will birth

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date of birth	la fecha de nacimiento
give birth	dar a luz
birth control	el control de la natalidad
place of birth	el lugar de nacimiento
birth certificate	la partida de nacimiento
What is your date of birth?	¿Cuál es tu fecha de nacimiento?
birth control pill	la píldora anticonceptiva
birth name	nombre de soltera
country of birth	el país de nacimiento
my birth	mi nacimiento
she gave birth	dio a luz
the birth of Jesus	el nacimiento de Jesús
congratulations on the birth of your baby girl	felicidades por el nacimiento de tu hija
give birth to	dar a luz
birth defect	defecto de nacimiento
my date of birth is	mi fecha de nacimiento es
city of birth	ciudad de nacimiento
give birth to a baby	dar a luz un bebé
last name (at parent's birth)	apellido (del progenitor al nacer)
What is your year of birth?	¿En qué año naciste?