be born
Begin one's life
To be born is to come into existence through birth—to emerge from the womb and begin life: She was born in 1985, The baby was born premature.
Extended uses mark the origin of anything: A new era was born, The idea was born out of frustration.
Someone born to do something has natural talent for it: She was born to sing.
To be born yesterday is to be naive—usually negated: I wasn't born yesterday.
Point of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- dawnDay's first glow
- emergenceComing into existence
- originStarting point or source
commencement · advent · onset · outset · threshold · infancy · creation · inauguration
Infant just delivered
- infantVery young child
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
umbilical · neonate · gestation · conception · maternity · nursery · crib · bassinet
Commitment to act
- possibilityState of being achievable
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- aptitudeInnate capability
talent · latent · dormant · unrealized · undeveloped · budding · nascent · embryonic
Livestock feeding container
- BethlehemNativity's traditional setting
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- MagiEastern priests, biblical visitors
- shepherdsThose who tend flocks
star · stable · Virgin Mary · Joseph · incarnation · angel · Gabriel · swaddling clothes
genesis
Point of creation
origin · commencement · advent · onset · outset · threshold · infancy · creation · inauguration · introduction
newborn
Infant just delivered
midwife · umbilical · neonate · gestation · conception · maternity · nursery · crib · bassinet · swaddle
promise
Commitment to act
- possibilityState of being achievable
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
aptitude · talent · latent · dormant · unrealized · undeveloped · budding · nascent · embryonic · fledgling
manger
Livestock feeding container
- BethlehemNativity's traditional setting
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- MagiEastern priests, biblical visitors
shepherds · star · stable · Virgin Mary · Joseph · incarnation · angel · Gabriel · swaddling clothes · Messiah
purity
Uncontaminated quality
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- angelicDivinely pure and good
- cherubicInnocently sweet-faced
guileless · unsullied · immaculate · fresh · childlike · unspoiled · untouched · virginal · unworldly · simple