How Do You Spell BIRTHS?

Pronunciation: [bˈɜːθs] (IPA)

The word "births" is spelled with the consonant cluster "th" following the vowel sound "er." This is represented phonetically as /bɜrθs/. The "th" sound in English can be pronounced as either a voiceless "th" sound (as in "think") or a voiced "th" sound (as in "this"), but in "births" it is pronounced as the voiceless version. The word "births" is the plural form of "birth," representing multiple instances of the act of giving birth to a child.

BIRTHS Meaning and Definition

  1. Births noun plural form of birth

    Definition of birth (noun):

    1. The process of being born; the act or instance of coming into the world or beginning life.

    2. The emergence of a young animal or human from the uterus or egg of its mother; the act of giving birth.

    3. The origin or beginning of something; the creation or beginning of an idea, concept, or movement.

    4. An individual's or a nation's place or date of origin; where someone or something was born.

    5. The circumstances or conditions of one's arrival into a particular family, culture, or society.

    6. The act or process of bringing forth or producing something; the generation or creation of something.

    7. The act of bringing something into existence; the establishment or initiation of a practice, tradition, or custom.

    8. The state of being born; the condition or status of having been brought into existence through birth.

    9. The number of babies born during a specific time period or in a specific area; a statistical measure of the number of births.

    10. The act or process of giving rise to or producing something new or innovative; the creation or origination of new ideas or inventions.

    Overall, "births" refers to the plural form of "birth" and can denote various meanings related to the act or process of being born, the creation or origin of something, or statistical measures of the number of babies born.

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Etymology of BIRTHS

The word "births" comes from the Old English word "byrthan", which means "to bring forth" or "to give birth". The term evolved from the Proto-Germanic word "burthaną" and further traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root "*bʰer-", meaning "to carry" or "to bear". In its modern usage, "births" refers to the act or process of giving birth to a child or the number of live births within a population.

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