n, often attrib  1  :  the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent  2  :  the act or process of bringing forth young from the womb
vt :  to give birth to <unable to the remaining pups successfully -S. H. Gruber>  <allowed to her child in her own way -Nancy Robinson>  vi  :  to bring forth or be brought forth as a child or young <contend that ing is a natural process, rather than a medical procedure -Kit Miniclier>  <the baby ed breech -Jayne Anne Phillips>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  breath  breathe  broth 
 
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