Girth vs. Birth

Girthnoun

A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle in place.

Girthnoun

The part of an animal around which the girth fits.

Girthnoun

(informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.

Girthnoun

A small horizontal brace or girder.

Girthnoun

The distance measured around an object.

Girthnoun

(graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.

Girthverb

To bind as if with a girth or band.

Girthnoun

A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.

Girthnoun

The measure around any object, such as a body at the waist or belly, or a box ; the circumference of anything; as, in order to be acceptable for mailing, the total of height and girth of a package must not exceed 63 inches.

Girthnoun

A small horizontal brace or girder.

Girthverb

To bind as with a girth.

Girthnoun

the distance around a person's body

Girthnoun

stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place

Girthverb

encircle or bind;

Girthverb

tie a cinch around;

Girthnoun

the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person's waist

Girthnoun

a person's waist or stomach, especially when large

Girthnoun

a band attached to a saddle and fastened around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in place.

Girthverb

surround; encircle

Birthnoun

(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.

Birthnoun

(countable) An instance of childbirth.

Birthnoun

(countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.

Birthnoun

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

Birthnoun

That which is born.

Birthnoun

misspelling of berth

Birthadjective

A familial relationship established by childbirth.

Birthverb

To bear or give birth to (a child).

Birthverb

(figuratively) To produce, give rise to.

Birthnoun

The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; - generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

Birthnoun

Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction.

Birthnoun

The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency.

Birthnoun

The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a birth.

Birthnoun

That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable.

Birthnoun

Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire.

Birthnoun

See Berth.

Birthnoun

the time when something begins (especially life);

Birthnoun

the event of being born;

Birthnoun

the process of giving birth

Birthnoun

the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

Birthverb

give birth (to a newborn);

Birthnoun

the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being

Birthnoun

the beginning or coming into existence of something

Birthnoun

a person's origin, descent, or ancestry

Birthverb

give birth to (a baby or other young)

Birth

Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring, also referred to in technical contexts as parturition. In mammals, the process is initiated by hormones which cause the muscular walls of the uterus to contract, expelling the fetus at a developmental stage when it is ready to feed and breathe.