Birth
121birth control — n 1) control of the number of children born esp. by preventing or lessening the frequency of conception: CONTRACEPTION 2) contraceptive devices or preparations * * * the use of contraception or sterilization (male or female) to prevent unwanted… …
122birth control pill — n any of various preparations that usu. contain a combination of a progestogen (as norethindrone) and an estrogen (as ethinyl estradiol) but sometimes only a progestogen, are taken orally esp. on a daily basis, and act as contraceptives typically …
123birth pang — n one of the regularly recurrent pains that are characteristic of childbirth usu. used in pl …
124birth certificate — birth cer.tificate n an official document showing when and where you were born, and your parents names …
125birth father — birth .father n a child s natural father, rather than a man who has become the child s legal father through ↑adoption …
126birth mother — birth .mother n a child s natural mother, rather than a woman who has become the child s legal mother through ↑adoption …
127birth parent — birth .parent n a child s natural mother or father, rather than someone who has become the child s legal mother or father through ↑adoption …
128birth certificate — birth cer,tificate noun count an official document that shows your name, details of when and where you were born, and who your parents are …