birthinggerund / present participle Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "birthing center")
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Relating to or intended for the act of giving birth. She decided to have her baby in a birthing center.
Transitive verb meaning ‘to give birth to; to bring into existence’.
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To give birth to (a child or young); to bring forth. Mammals birth their young alive rather than laying eggs.
To originate or create; to bring into existence. The new policy birthed a wave of small start-ups.