Birthweight
the weight of an infant at birth.
Contemporary Examples
How Mom’s Hip Size Predicts Her Daughter’s Risk Kent L. Thornburg, PhD October 23, 2009
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- Birthwort
any of various plants of the genus Aristolochia, especially A. clematitis, an Old World species reputed to facilitate childbirth. Compare birthwort family. any of various other plants believed to aid childbirth. birthroot. Historical Examples The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Anonymous noun any of several climbing plants of the genus Aristolochia, esp A. clematitis […]
- Birthwort-family
the plant family Aristolochiaceae, typified by mostly tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants, having alternate, heart-shaped leaves and flowers lacking true petals but having three petallike sepals, and including the birthwort, Dutchman’s-pipe, and wild ginger.
- Birth-day
the anniversary of a birth. the day of a person’s birth. a day marking or commemorating the origin, founding, or beginning of something. the festivities or celebration marking such a day or anniversary. Historical Examples The Letters of Robert Burns Robert Burns Seven Little People and their Friends Horace Elisha Scudder A General History and […]
- Birthday-honours
plural noun (in Britain) honorary titles conferred on the official birthday of the sovereign Historical Examples Bunyan Characters (Second Series) Alexander Whyte Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 Various Tales of Bengal S. B. Banerjea
- Birthing
an act or instance of giving birth, especially by natural childbirth. an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth. the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring; childbirth; parturition: a difficult birth. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth. high or noble lineage: to be foolishly vain about one’s birth. […]