give birth
Bring forth offspring
To give birth is to bring a baby (or other offspring) out of the body, completing pregnancy with delivery: She gave birth to twins last Tuesday.
The phrase extends beyond literal childbirth—ideas, movements, and eras can be born: The Renaissance gave birth to modern science.
Animals give birth too, though specific terms (whelp, foal, calve) often apply.
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
cesarean · postpartum · neonate · placenta · umbilical · obstetrics · doula · gestation
Very young child
- newbornInfant just delivered
- babyVery young child
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- conceptionFormation of an idea
fertility · natal · neonatal · nursery · cradle · lactation · breastfeeding · bonding
Making something exist
- genesisPoint of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- emergenceComing into existence
- originationAct of bringing forth
founding · establishment · launch · dawn · brainchild · conceive · spawn · produce
State of being a female parent
- maternityState of being pregnant
- parenthoodState of having children
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- childrearingRaising and nurturing offspring
maternal · paternal · caregiver · attachment · upbringing · offspring · progeny · adoption
Ritual bestowing official name
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- brisJewish circumcision ceremony
- baby showerPre-birth gift gathering
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
epidural · cesarean · postpartum · neonate · placenta · umbilical · obstetrics · doula · gestation · prenatal
infant
Very young child
conception · fertility · natal · neonatal · nursery · cradle · lactation · breastfeeding · bonding · firstborn
creation
Making something exist
origination · founding · establishment · launch · dawn · brainchild · conceive · spawn · produce · engender
motherhood
State of being a female parent
- maternityState of being pregnant
- parenthoodState of having children
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
childrearing · maternal · paternal · caregiver · attachment · upbringing · offspring · progeny · adoption · fostering
naming ceremony
Ritual bestowing official name
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- brisJewish circumcision ceremony
- animal reproductionmating, fertilization, copulation, spawning, egg laying
- reproductionreproduction, baby, egg, sperm, pregnancy
give birthconceive
Form a mental notion
conception · get pregnant · fertilize · fall pregnant · miscarry
give birthabandon
Leave behind permanently
relinquish · abort · terminate · infanticide
give, birth, given, giving, birthday, gave, gives, childbirth, birthing