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Hunger and malnutrition have devastating consequences for children and have been linked to low birth weight and birth defects, obesity, mental and physical health problems, and poorer educational outcomes.
Marian Wright Edelman

Meaning of "birth weight" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIRTH WEIGHT

birth weight  [bɜːθ weɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIRTH WEIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Birth weight is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIRTH WEIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

birth weight

Birth weight

Birth weight is the body weight of a baby at its birth. There have been numerous studies that have attempted, with varying degrees of success, to show links between birth weight and later-life conditions, including diabetes, obesity, tobacco smoking and intelligence.

Definition of birth weight in the English dictionary

The definition of birth weight in the dictionary is the amount a baby weighs when first born.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIRTH WEIGHT


await
əˈweɪt
Bassenthwaite
ˈbæsənˌθweɪt
counterweight
ˈkaʊntəˌweɪt
deadweight
ˈdedˌweɪt
equate
ɪˈkweɪt
featherweight
ˈfɛðəˌweɪt
flyweight
ˈflaɪˌweɪt
heavyweight
ˈhɛvɪˌweɪt
Koweit
kəʊˈweɪt
Kuwait
kʊˈweɪt
lightweight
ˈlaɪtˌweɪt
middleweight
ˈmɪdəlˌweɪt
overweight
ˌəʊvəˈweɪt
paperweight
ˈpeɪpəˌweɪt
thwaite
θweɪt
underweight
ˌʌndəˈweɪt
wait
weɪt
Waite
weɪt
weight
weɪt
welterweight
ˈwɛltəˌweɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIRTH WEIGHT

birth canal
birth certificate
birth control
birth defect
birth father
birth mother
birth parents
birth pill
birth plan
birth rate
birth sign
birthdate
birthday
birthday bash
birthday boy
birthday cake
birthday card
birthday girl
Birthday honours
birthday party

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIRTH WEIGHT

air freight
air-freight
airfreight
atomic weight
balance weight
bright
curb weight
dead weight
eight
equivalent weight
figure of eight
freight
gross weight
head height
height
light heavyweight
light welterweight
molecular weight
net weight
sleight
x-height

Synonyms and antonyms of birth weight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «birth weight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIRTH WEIGHT

Find out the translation of birth weight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of birth weight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «birth weight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

出生体重
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peso al nacer
570 millions of speakers

English

birth weight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जन्म के समय वजन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الوزن عند الولادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вес при рождении
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peso de nascimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জন্ম ওজন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poids à la naissance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berat lahir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geburtsgewicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出生時体重
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

출생 체중
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bobot lair
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trọng lượng sơ sinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிறந்த எடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जन्म वजन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doğum ağırlığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peso alla nascita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

waga urodzeniowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вага при народженні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greutate la nastere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βάρος γέννησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geboorte gewig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

födelsevikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fødselsvekt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of birth weight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRTH WEIGHT»

The term «birth weight» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.916 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRTH WEIGHT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about birth weight

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QUOTES WITH «BIRTH WEIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word birth weight.
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Marian Wright Edelman
Hunger and malnutrition have devastating consequences for children and have been linked to low birth weight and birth defects, obesity, mental and physical health problems, and poorer educational outcomes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIRTH WEIGHT»

Discover the use of birth weight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to birth weight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Helping Low Birth Weight, Premature Babies: The Infant ...
They will surely find this book to be an inspiring and precious reference source. Moreover, this is a powerful package with the potential to influence significant changes in health policy."--The New England Journal of Medicine
Ruth T. Gross, Donna Spiker, Christine W. Haynes, 1997
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The Starting Gate: Birth Weight and Life Chances
In this text the authors argue that the social and biological determinants and consequences of low birth weight have not been adequately explored by social scientists or natural/life scientists.
Dalton Conley, Kate Wetteroth Strully, Neil G. Bennett, 2003
3
Thermoregulation of sick and low birth weight neonates: ...
This book gives a background on thermoregulation as it applies to low birth weight and sick neonates.
Albert Okken, Jochim Koch, 1995
4
Birth Weight and Economic Growth: Women's Living Standards ...
This book will interest social and economic historians, as well as scholars of women's studies and the history of medicine, and its lessons on the distribution of social benefits during economic change have immidiate relevance for today's ...
W. Peter Ward, 1993
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Handbook of Pediatric Nutrition
Low birth weight (LEW) refers to infants with a birth weight of less than 2500 g; very low birth weight (VLBW) infants weigh less than 1500 g, and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants weigh less than 1000 g.u Infants can be LBW but yet be ...
Patricia Queen Samour, Kathy King Helm, 2005
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The Low Birth Weight Baby
Matthew Mathai Birth weight is the single most important determinant of the chances of a newborn to survive and to experience healthy growth and development (WHO 1980). Low birth weight is a major contributor to infant mortality in ...
M. Mongelli, 2003
7
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development
Typical or normal birth-weight The average birth-weights of populations in Europe and North America are approximately 3400 grams. Birth-weight is not a normally distributed variable because there is a long tail of weights less than the mean ...
Stanley J. Ulijaszek, Francis E. Johnston, Michael A. Preece, 1998
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Disparities in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Outcomes by ...
factors (matemal age, education, smoking during pregnancy, receipt of prenatal care and ethnicity) accounted for less than 6% of the variance in individual birth weight. On the contrary, the three neighborhood factors (racial composition, ...
Stephen Nkansah-Amankra, 2007
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Low Birth Weight, Very Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality ...
CHAPTER 6 DISCUSSION A. Birth Outcome Patterns This study found that low birth weight, very low birth weight, and infant mortality are still at rates which are far below the goals outlined in the Healthy People 2010 Objectives. Consistent ...
Rebecca D. Nanyonjo, 2006
10
Insight Into the "Latina Epidemiologic Paradox": Risk ...
Outcome assessment: For the analyses in this dissertation, I will focus on infant birth weight reported on birth certificates as the outcome of interest. I will consider LBW as a dichotomous variable in two ways: conventionally and by the method ...
Marie Elizabeth Sharp, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIRTH WEIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term birth weight is used in the context of the following news items.
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Study shows alarming number of Australian women are drinking …
The spectrum covers conditions such as low birth weight, poor growth after birth, facial abnormalities and behavioural problems. A study from ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
The Quiet Affliction of Prematurity
She weighed 2 pounds, 8 ounces, a whole pound up from her birth weight, when they shaved a portion of her head to insert an IV. In my anxiety ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Childhood obesity: what grown-ups can do about it
... did at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise every week during pregnancy were smaller and of a lower birth weight than those that didn't. «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
4
Studies link kids' lead exposure to crime years later
... would fail reading and math tests, even when controlling for other factors such as poverty, race, birth weight and the mother's education level. «Citizens Voice, Jul 15»
5
Plaquenil Benefits Fetus in Lupus Pregnancy
"We assume that the antithrombotic effect of hydroxychloroquine may play an important role in reducing low birth weight through improved ... «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
6
College campuses go smoke free
It contributes to stroke, low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome and breathing disorders such as asthma. At SIU, a smoke-free campus ... «The Southern, Jul 15»
7
Commentary: Is special education racist?
Examples included differences in children's academic achievement, behavior, gender and age, birth weight, the mother's marital status and the ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
8
Baby Asian Elephant's Birth Welcomed By Herd Trumpets (PHOTOS …
... as the calf falls to the ground and the elephants touched her with their trunks. Qiyo's birth weight is about 190 pounds, Zoo Borns reported. «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
9
Exercise and healthy birth weight
The authors found that prenatal exercise reduced the odds of having a large newborn (birth weight greater than 4,000 g or greater than the 90th ... «Clinical Advisor, Jul 15»
10
Effect of Birth Weight on Subsequent Lung Function
Source: Kotecha SJ, Watkins WJ, Henderson AJ, et al. The effect of birth weight on lung spirometry in white, school-aged children and adolescents born at term: ... «AAP Grand Rounds, Jul 15»

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