{
    "term": "birth",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the time when a baby is born; the process of being born",
            "sensetop": "at birthfrom birth",
            "labels": "(especially US English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(British English)(North American English)(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The baby weighed three kilos at birth.",
                    "contextForm": "at birth"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Global **life expectancy at birth** is about 72 years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "John was present at the birth of both his children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a difficult birth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **hospital/home birth**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mark has been blind from birth.",
                    "contextForm": "from birth"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please state your **date and place of birth**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are at increased risk of **low birth weight**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to show a copy of your **birth certificate**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The risk of **premature birth** increases markedly after 35."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please provide your complete birth name and birth date."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was anxiously awaiting the birth of his child."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They recently celebrated the birth of their second daughter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You should prepare a birth plan with your obstetrician."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a registry of births, marriages and deaths"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Life stages"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["live", "normal", "difficult"],
                "verb + birth": ["give", "register", "celebrate"],
                "birth + noun": ["certificate", "records", "date"],
                "preposition": ["at birth", "at a/​the birth", "during a/​the birth"],
                "phrases": [
                    "births, deaths and marriages",
                    "births, marriages and deaths",
                    "your date of birth"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the beginning of a new situation, idea, place, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This declaration marked the birth of a new society in South Africa."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was a medical student years before the birth of psychoanalysis."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person’s origin or the social position of their family",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Anne was French **by birth** but lived most of her life in Italy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a woman of noble birth"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["live", "normal", "difficult"],
                "verb + birth": ["give", "register", "celebrate"],
                "birth + noun": ["certificate", "records", "date"],
                "preposition": ["at birth", "at a/​the birth", "during a/​the birth"],
                "phrases": [
                    "births, deaths and marriages",
                    "births, marriages and deaths",
                    "your date of birth"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to produce a baby or young animal",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Mary gave birth to a healthy baby girl."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She died shortly after giving birth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was the study of history that gave birth to the social sciences."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːθ/",
                "audio": "bi/birth/birth__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːrθ/",
                "audio": "bi/birth/birth__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Norse byrth; related to the verb bear."
}