give birth

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form give birth

Third-person singular gives birth

Past tense gave birth

Past participle gave birth

Present participle giving birth

1. If a woman or female animal gives birth, her new baby comes out of her.
   • Synonym: bear

   She is about to give birth, please call for the ambulance.

   She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.

Related words

• give
• birth