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give birth in WordNet English dictionary
verb
cause to be born
"My wife had twins yesterday!"
give birth
deliver
bear
birth
have
create or produce an idea
"Marx and Engels gave birth to communism"
give birth
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give birth in English Wiktionary
(verb) To produce new life into the world; to have a baby. Transitive when used with "to".
(verb) (idiom) To invent a new idea.
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