Collocation Dictionary

Try "happy" or "love"

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Common collocations with birth in American Collocation

birth noun

US /bɜrθ/

early

premature
preterm

Premature births are posing a growing burden on families and health services.

of more than one baby

multiple
twin

Multiple births are associated with premature and low birth-weight babies.

when the baby is born alive/dead

live
still

If the parents are not married to each other the mother can register the still birth on her own.

planned/not planned

planned
unplanned

The rate of planned to unplanned out-of-hospital birth is one to one.

place of the birth

home
hospital
water

After that the idea of having a home birth began to seem like a real possibility.

normally impossible

miraculous
virgin

Old religions have libraries full of parallels to the miraculous birth of Jesus.

place of the birth

home
hospital
water

After that the idea of having a home birth began to seem like a real possibility.

when a mother has a baby

give

She gave birth to their first son last year.

celebrate a birth

celebrate
commemorate
mark

Naming ceremonies are a lovely way of marking the birth of a baby.

formally record or announce a birth

announce
register

She named him Allan and his birth was registered on 14th June.

help with a birth

attend

A doctor or midwife attends every birth.