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given birth

given birth is the past participle of give birth.

Meaning of give birth

Verb

give birth (third-person singular simple present gives birth, present participle giving birth, simple past gave birth, past participle given birth)

  1. (intransitive) To release live offspring from the body into the environment.
    • It was clear that she was about to give birth.
  2. (transitive) To become the parent of by birthing.
    • She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.
    Synonyms:
    shit out
  3. (figuratively, idiomatic, transitive, usually) To become the source of.
    • Einstein gave birth to a famous equation relating energy to mass.

Questions about given birth

What is given birth the past participle of?
Given birth is the past participle of give birth.

Words near given birth in the dictionary

  1. given away
  2. given away the farm
  3. given away the store
  4. given back
  5. given battle
  6. given birth
  7. given blood
  8. given brain
  9. given by
  10. given chase
  11. given credit

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