english
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see GIVE BIRTH TO.
American Heritage Idioms
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birth
phrases
sb’s date of birth
especially British English , sb’s birth date especially American English (= the day, month and year you were born )
• Please give your name, address, and date of birth.
sb’s place/country of birth
• I wanted to find out my father’s place of birth.
birth +NOUN
birth weight
(= a baby’s weight when it is born )
• Many factors may affect a baby’s birth weight.
a birth certificate
(= an official document showing when and where you were born )
the birth rate
(= the number of babies born somewhere )
• The country’s birth rate has decreased dramatically.
a birth defect
(= something wrong with a baby when it is born )
• About 11% of babies have birth defects.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + birth
a premature birth
(= when a baby is born before the normal time )
• Many babies survive premature births.
a multiple birth
(= when a woman has two or more babies at the same time )
• The chance of a multiple birth is about 1 in 100 for the average woman.
a home birth
(= when a woman gives birth at home, not in a hospital )
• I decided I wanted a home birth for my second child.
transnet.ir
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noun ADJ. live Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths. | normal | breech, Caesarean, premature | multiple | legitimate | illegitimate | home VERB + BIRTH give She gave birth to a baby boy. | register BIRTH + NOUN certificate | rate | weight PREP. at ~ The baby weighed 7 pounds at birth. | at/during a/the ~ The child's father was present at the birth. | by ~ He was American by birth, but lived in France. PHRASES births, marriages and deaths a registry of births, marriages and deaths | your date/place of birth, of low/noble birth (= born to a poor/aristocratic family), the moment of birth
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun
being born:
The birth of my son was on Friday.
noun
start:
October 1 is the birth of new China.
Simple Definitions