birth

Geburt

Der Vorgang, bei dem ein Baby oder ein Tierjunges aus dem Körper seiner Mutter kommt.

In einfachem Englisch: The event when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother’s body.

• The baby’s birth made everyone happy.
• She gave birth at home.
• His date of birth is on the form.

So benutzt man es: give birth to someone (She gave birth to a healthy baby boy.); at birth (The baby weighed three kilos at birth.)

Synonyme: childbirth, delivery

Gegenteile: death

Häufige Wendungen: give birth, birth certificate, date of birth, birth weight

Entstehung, Geburt

Der Anfang einer neuen Idee, Tätigkeit, Organisation oder Lebensweise.

In einfachem Englisch: The beginning of a new idea, activity, organization, or way of life.

• That meeting marked the birth of our club.
• The book describes the birth of modern science.
• New printing methods helped the birth of a national newspaper industry.

So benutzt man es: birth of something (The invention marked the birth of a new industry.)

Synonyme: beginning, origin, creation

Gegenteile: end

Häufige Wendungen: birth of something, birth of cinema

leiblich, biologisch

Durch Geburt mit jemandem verwandt, statt durch Adoption oder Heirat.

In einfachem Englisch: Related to someone through being born to them, rather than through adoption or marriage.

• She met her birth mother last year.
• His birth parents live in another country.
• Do you know anything about your birth father?

Synonyme: biological

Gegenteile: adoptive

Häufige Wendungen: birth mother, birth father, birth parents

gebären

Am Ende der Schwangerschaft ein Baby aus dem eigenen Körper zur Welt bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To bring a baby out of your body at the end of pregnancy.

• She birthed her baby at home.
• The midwife supported her as she birthed twins.
• Many women prefer to birth their babies in hospital.

Synonyme: give birth to, bear, deliver

Häufige Wendungen: birth a baby, birth a child