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birth time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
birth -time
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The time at which someone is born.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The day of a person's birth.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

The time at which a mother is due to give birth.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English burthtyme, berth-tyme, burth-tyme, birde time, birþe time, burþtime, equivalent to birth + time.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

birth times (plural) birthtime (alternative) birth-time (alternative)

Questions

What does birth time mean?
The time at which someone is born.
Where does birth time come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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