berth (noun)
31birth — /bɜθ / (say berth) noun 1. the act of bringing forth young; parturition. 2. the fact of being born: the day of his birth. 3. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth. 4. supposedly natural heritage: a musician by birth. 5. that which is… …
32breech birth — /ˈbritʃ bɜθ/ (say breech berth) noun a birth in which the back parts, rather than the head, are first presented …
33high birth — /haɪ ˈbɜθ/ (say huy berth) noun → birth (def. 11) …
34homebirth — /hoʊmˈbɜθ/ (say hohm berth) noun a birth in which the mother gives birth in her own home. Also, home birth …
35low birth — /loʊ ˈbɜθ/ (say loh berth) noun → birth (def. 12) …
36noble birth — /noʊbəl ˈbɜθ/ (say nohbuhl berth) noun birth into the aristocracy …
37rebirth — /ˌriˈbɜθ/ (say .ree berth) noun 1. being born again; a second birth. 2. a renaissance; a new activity or growth. 3. (in Buddhism) the birth which follows death in an endless cycle and which is conditioned by karma in a previous life. –verb (i) 4 …
38virgin birth — /vɜdʒən ˈbɜθ/ (say verjuhn berth) noun 1. Theology the doctrine or dogma that the birth of Christ did not, by the miraculous agency of God, impair or prejudice the virginity of Mary. Compare Immaculate Conception. 2. Zoology parthenogenesis; a… …
39built in bed — noun a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers • Syn: ↑berth, ↑bunk • Derivationally related forms: ↑berth (for: ↑berth) • Hypernyms: ↑bed …
40sick bay — noun or sick berth 1. : a compartment in a ship (as a warship or transport) used as a dispensary and hospital 2. : a place (as a ward in a hospital or the infirmary of a school) restricted to the care of the sick or injured opened sick bays and… …
