The difference between Birth and Death

When used as nouns, birth means the process of childbearing, whereas death means the cessation of life and all associated processes.


Birth is also verb with the meaning: to bear or give birth to (a child).

Birth is also adjective with the meaning: a familial relationship established by childbirth.

check bellow for the other definitions of Birth and Death

  1. Birth as a noun (uncountable):

    The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.

  2. Birth as a noun (countable):

    An instance of childbirth.

    Examples:

    "Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births."

  3. Birth as a noun (countable):

    A beginning or start; a point of origin.

    Examples:

    "the birth of an empire"

  4. Birth as a noun (uncountable):

    The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.

    Examples:

    "He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him."

  5. Birth as a noun:

    That which is born.

  6. Birth as a noun:

  1. Birth as an adjective:

    A familial relationship established by childbirth.

    Examples:

    "Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather."

  1. Birth as a verb (dated, or, regional):

    To bear or give birth to (a child).

  2. Birth as a verb (figuratively):

    To produce, give rise to.

  1. Death as a noun:

    The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.

    Examples:

    "The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family."

  2. Death as a noun (often, capitalized):

    The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.

    Examples:

    "When death walked in, a chill spread through the room."

  3. Death as a noun (the death):

    The collapse or end of something. A cause of great stress, exhaustion, embarrassment, or another negative condition (for someone).

    Examples:

    "England scored a goal at the death to even the score at one all.  nowrap death of the feudalism"

    "This bake sale is gonna be the death of me!"

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