English

Verb
en-verb|inf=give birth|gives birth|giving birth|gave birth|given birth

1. To produce new life into the world; to have a baby. Transitive when used with to.

#:She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.
#:It was clear that she was about to give birth.

1. idiom To invent a new idea.

#:Einstein gave birth to a famous equation relating energy to mass.

Related terms
wikipedia|childbirth
bear
birth
born

Translations
trans-top|produce new life
Dutch: baren
Finnish: synnyttää
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Russian: �ожа�� (rožát�), п�оизводи�� на �ве� (proizvodít� na svet)
Spanish: dar a luz, parir
Swedish: föda
Telugu: �న� (kanu), ప�రసవి��� (prasaviMchu), �న�మని���� (janmaniccu); �న� (eenu) (in the case of animals)
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trans-top|invent a new idea
Finnish: keksiä, luoda
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Spanish: parir
Swedish: kläcka
Telugu: �న�మని���� (janmaniccu)
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Interlingua: parturir, parer
ttbc|Thai: �ลอ�ลู�, �ห��ำ��ิ��ุ�ร (formal)

fr:give birth
pl:give birth

• 2007-11-10 21:38 - Smiddle -

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