Meanings
nounlive birth (plural live births)
plural live births
- A birth in which the foetus is alive
Antonyms: stillbirth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA birth in which the foetus is alive
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
live birth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20birth
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“live birth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20birth. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “live birth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20birth.
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