birthstead

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noun

The place of one's birth, birthplace.

OriginMiddle English birth-sted →
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Meanings

nounbirthstead (plural birthsteads)

plural birthsteads · alternative birth-stead

  1. archaicpoeticThe place of one's birth, birthplace.

    For the sun is truly the birthstead of the whole earth.

    1985, Patricia Dreier, A Pocketful of Joys, page 32

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
birthplace

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbirth-sted
  2. Englishbirthstead

From Middle English birth-sted, equivalent to birth + stead (“place, location”).

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APA

birthstead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthstead

MLA

“birthstead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthstead. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birthstead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthstead.

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