give birth

اشتراک گذاری در شبکه های اجتماعی

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

1. give birth (to somebody) if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body:
Patsy was celebrating last night after giving birth to twins.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

give birth (to somebody)

give ˈbirth (to sb/sth) idiom

to produce a baby or young animal

• She died shortly after giving birth.

• Mary gave birth to a healthy baby girl.

• (figurative) It was the study of history that gave birth to the social sciences.

Main entry: birth_idiom

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

give birth

B2 When a woman or female animal gives birth, she produces a baby or young animal from her body:

She gave birth to twins.

Our cat gave birth last night.

figurative This extraordinary experience gave birth to (= gave him the idea for) his latest novel.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

give birth
1 of a mother : produce a baby from the body
• Did she give birth in a hospital or at home?
- usually + to
• He was present when his wife gave birth to his daughter.
• Our cat gave birth to four kittens.
2 : to cause the beginning of something - + to
• a revolution that gave birth to a new nation