Plural of birth
regular plural
The plural of birth is births.
Forms of birth
| Singular | birth /bɜːθ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | births |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Births in a sentence
- Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births.
- Athos and Cetaganda are the two worlds of the Vorkosiverse most reliant on uterine replicator births.2020, Ally Wolfe, “Womb with a View: Ectogenesis in Ethan of Athos and Brave New World”, in Regina Yung Lee, Una McCormack, editors…. From the entry Vorkosiverse
- He could reinstate the cycle of chosen births, or enact any of a hundred other terrible laws.”2017, J. C. Staudt, Children of the Wastes. From the entry maniac
- En caul births were rare, and I’d only ever seen pictures in clinical books.2016, Jennifer Manuel, chapter 1, in The Heaviness of Things That Float, Madeira Park, B.C.: Douglas & McIntyre, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry en caul
- At haul-outs, seals may rest and socialise but pup births are rare.2013, Roger Kirkwood, Simon Goldsworthy, Fur Seals and Sea Lions. From the entry haul-out
Meaning of birth
- noun The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
- noun An instance of childbirth.
- noun A beginning or start; a point of origin.
Questions about the plural of birth
- What is the plural of birth?
- The plural of birth is births.
- Is birth countable?
- Birth is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: birth (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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