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BURTH/bɜːθ/

Birth is the moment life starts: date of birth (DoB) on forms; give birth to a baby. A birthday is the yearly celebration — never write “birth day” as two words for the party. At birth / from birth appear in biology texts; birth rate is an exam geography collocation. Birthplace is where you were born.

Meaning

The time when a baby or animal comes out of its mother and starts life.

Examples

• “Please write your date of birth on the form.”
• “Enter your place of birth in capital letters.”
• “The country’s birth rate has fallen.”

Good to know

date / place of birth. give birth. Celebration: birthday. Statistics: birth rate.

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