birth weight

noun

The weight of a baby at birth.

Meanings

nounbirth weight (countable and uncountable, plural birth weights)

plural birth weights

  1. countableuncountableThe weight of a baby at birth.

    Synonyms: baby weight

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe weight of a baby at birth.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 出生體重 /出生体重
  • 出生體重 /出生体重 (chūshēng tǐzhòng)weight of a baby at birth
Danish fødselsvægt
  • fødselsvægtweight of a baby at birth
Finnish syntymäpaino
  • syntymäpainoweight of a baby at birth
French poids à la naissance
  • poids à la naissanceweight of a baby at birth
German Geburtsgewicht
  • Geburtsgewichtweight of a baby at birth
Indonesian berat lahir, bobot lahir
  • berat lahirweight of a baby at birth
  • bobot lahirweight of a baby at birth
Malay berat lahir
  • berat lahirweight of a baby at birth
Norwegian Bokmål fødselsvekt
  • fødselsvektweight of a baby at birth
Portuguese peso à nascença, peso ao nascer
  • peso à nascençaweight of a baby at birth
  • peso ao nascerweight of a baby at birth
  • peso no nascimentoweight of a baby at birth
Spanish peso al nacer
  • peso al nacerweight of a baby at birth
Swedish födelsevikt
  • födelseviktweight of a baby at birth
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APA

birth weight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birth%20weight

MLA

“birth weight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birth%20weight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birth weight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birth%20weight.

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