Meaning & use
Birthed
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Gave birth to; brought into existence or produced.
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The midwife had birthed hundreds of babies over her long career.
The scandal birthed a wave of new regulations in the industry.
A note on using this word
Once considered nonstandard outside of literal childbirth, 'birthed' is now widely used figuratively to describe the origin of ideas, movements, or trends.
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