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birth·rate

also birth rate (bûrth′rāt′)

The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. The birthrate is often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year. Also called natality.

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birth•rate

(ˈbɜrθˌreɪt)

n.

the proportion of births to the total population in a place in a given time.

[1855–60]

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Noun

birthrate - the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality

rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"

Translations

نسبة نِسْبَةُ المَوليد

porodnost

børnetalfødselshyppighed

Geburtenrate

taux de natalité

születési arány

fæîingartala

fødselshyppighet

рождаемость

pôrodnosť

doğum oranı

出生率

birth

(bəːθ) noun

1. (an) act of coming into the world, being born. the birth of her son; deaf since birth.

2. the beginning. the birth of civilization.

birth control

prevention of the conception of children.

ˈbirthday noun

the anniversary of the day on which a person was born. Today is his birthday; (also adjective) a birthday party.

ˈbirthmark noun

a permanent mark on the skin at or from birth. She has a red birthmark on her face.

ˈbirthplace noun

the place where a person etc was born. Shakespeare's birthplace.

ˈbirthrate noun

the number of births per head of population over a given period.

give birth (to)

(of a mother) to produce (a baby) from the womb. She has given birth to two sets of twins.

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