A beginning or start; a point of origin.
The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.
That which is born.
An instance of childbirth.
The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
A familial relationship established by childbirth.
To bear or give birth to (a child).
To produce, give rise to.
A setting about; a beginning.
The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.