# give birth

Pronunciation: say "giv BURTH" US /ˌɡɪv ˈbɝθ/, UK /ˌɡɪv ˈbɜːθ/

## Idiom

1. Of a human or other animal that bears live young, to deliver offspring from the body.
   - Simple: To push a baby or a young animal out of the body when it is born.
   - _She went into labor on the subway and nearly gave birth before reaching the hospital._
   - _Gray whales travel south each winter to give birth in warm, sheltered lagoons._
2. To become the parent of a child or young animal by bearing it.
   - Simple: To have a baby or young animal and so become its parent.
   - _The zoo's giraffe gave birth to a healthy calf early Sunday morning._
   - _Every spring, hundreds of seals give birth to pups on this stretch of beach._
3. To become the source or origin of something.
   - Simple: To be the start or the cause of something.
   - _The protests of that summer gave birth to a movement that spread across the country._
   - _Bold experiments in small kitchens often give birth to new styles of cooking._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/give-birth (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).