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virgin birth

noun

Etymology

From virgin + birth.

  1. derived from *bʰértis✻
  2. derived from *burdiz✻
  3. derived from burðr
  4. inherited from birthe
  5. compounded as virgin birth — “virgin + birth”

Definitions

  1. A birth (or vegetal reproduction) after spontaneous, unfertilized gamete-development in a…

    A birth (or vegetal reproduction) after spontaneous, unfertilized gamete-development in a virginal mother, parthenogenesis.

  2. (often capitalized and used absolutely

    (often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) The miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary.

  3. Childbirth in which the offspring is said to have been conceived without sexual…

    Childbirth in which the offspring is said to have been conceived without sexual intercourse.

    • Many religions and traditions have myths about a virgin birth.
    • Oh, you never let the cat out? Then I suppose those kittens were a virgin birth.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Childbirth in which the mother conceived the child through artificial insemination.

    2. Alternative letter-case form of virgin birth.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA