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Synonyms
birth·ing (bûŕthĭng)

adjective 

Having to do with or used during birth: a birthing counselor.

noun 

The act of giving birth.
birth (bûrth)

[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

noun 

    1. The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother.
    2. The act or process of bearing young; parturition: the mare's second birth.
    3. The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location: an incident that took place before my birth; a Bostonian by birth.
    1. The set of characteristics or circumstances received from one's ancestors; inheritance: strong-willed by birth; acquired their wealth through birth.
    2. Origin; extraction: of Swedish birth; of humble birth.
    3. Noble or high status: persons of birth.
  3. A beginning or commencement. See synonyms at beginning

transitive verb: birthed, birth·ing, births. 

Chiefly Southern U.S.
  1. To deliver (a baby).
  2. To bear (a child).