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PRONUNCIATION OF MULTIPLE BIRTH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MULTIPLE BIRTH

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Multiple birth 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 MULTIPLE BIRTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Multiple birth

A multiple birth occurs when more than one fetus is carried to term in a single pregnancy. The preceding pregnancy is called a multiple pregnancy. Different names for multiple births are used, depending on the number of offspring. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets, respectively. These and other multiple births occur to varying degrees in most animal species, although the term is most applicable to placental species. Multiple birth siblings are either monozygotic or polyzygotic. The former result from a single fertilized egg or zygote splitting into two or more embryos, each carrying the same genetic material. Siblings created from one egg are commonly called identical. Since identical multiples share the same genetic material, they are always of the same sex. Polyzygotic multiples instead result from multiple ova being ripened and released in the same menstrual cycle by a woman's ovaries, which are then fertilized to grow into multiples no more genetically alike than ordinary full siblings, sharing 50% of their genetic material.

Definition of multiple birth in the English dictionary

The definition of multiple birth in the dictionary is a birth at which two or more children are born at the same time.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MULTIPLE BIRTH

multiple
multiple alleles
multiple allelism
multiple choice
multiple collision
multiple crash
multiple exposure
multiple factors
multiple fission
multiple fruit
multiple ownership
multiple personality
multiple pile-up
multiple sclerosis
multiple shop
multiple star
multiple store
multiple voting
multiple-choice
multiple-entry visa

WORDS THAT END LIKE MULTIPLE BIRTH

afterbirth
airth
birth
breech birth
childbirth
crossbirth
date of birth
firth
girth
give birth
homebirth
live birth
mirth
misbirth
Moray Firth
natural childbirth
prebirth
rebirth
stillbirth
virgin birth

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

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Translation of «multiple birth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MULTIPLE BIRTH

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

Translator English - Chinese

多胞胎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parto múltiple
570 millions of speakers

English

multiple birth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कई जन्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعدد المواليد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

многоплодных родов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nascimento múltiplo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একাধিক জন্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

naissance multiple
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelbagai kelahiran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mehrlingsgeburt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多子出産
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여러 탄생
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaping lair
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiều sinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பல பிறப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकाधिक जन्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çok doğum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nascita multipla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porodu mnogiego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

багатоплідних пологів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nașteri multiple
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολλαπλού τοκετού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meervoudige geboorte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flerbarnsfödsel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flere fødselen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of multiple birth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTIPLE BIRTH»

The term «multiple birth» is regularly used and occupies the 67.648 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTIPLE BIRTH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MULTIPLE BIRTH»

Discover the use of multiple birth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to multiple birth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Raising Multiple Birth Children: A Parents' Survival Guide - ...
Offers advice for parents of twins, triplets, and quadruplets on such topics as dealing with the pregnancy, recognizing multiples' individuality, and finding time as a couple
William Laut, Sheila Laut, Kristin Benit, 1999
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Having Twins and More: A Parent's Guide to Multiple ...
Considers the needs of prospective multiple-birth parents.
Elizabeth Noble, 2003
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The child with multiple birth defects
The volume concludes with chapters on dysmorphic growth and development, mental deficiency, and psychosocial considerations. Rapid advances in the field in recent years made fundamental changes to the text of the earlier edition necessary.
Meyer Michael Cohen, 1997
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Understanding Multiple-birth Children and how They Learn: A ...
Understanding Multiple-Birth Children and How They Learn offers advice for parents and teachers to help them make wise academic decisions. It addresses issues that many parents and teachers encounter.
John R. Mascazine, 2004
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Understanding Multiple-Birth Children and How They Learn: A ...
Understanding Multiple-Birth Children and How They Learn offers advice for parents and teachers to help them make wise academic decisions. It addresses issues that many parents and teachers encounter.
John R. Mascazine, Ph.D., 2004
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Looking Into the Lives of Children: A Worldwide View
A newly evolving type of family on the American scene and in other affluent nations of the world is that of multiple birth families—par- ents with triplets, quadruplets or more, in recent years labeled “supertwins.” Why is this multiple birth ...
Edith W. King, 1999
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Multiple Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Gestation, and Perinatal ...
Table 104.1 lists some of the primary groups specific to the needs of bereaved multiple-birth parents, and which may also be helpful to medical and other care- givers; some of these contain additional resource listings. The usual net cautions  ...
Isaac Blickstein, Louis G. Keith, 2005
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Quadruplets and Higher Multiple Births
From his list of 14 factors, those which are particularly relevant to the study of quads and higher multiple sets would be: * multiple birth itself; * previous abortions, periods of sterility, traumatic past deliveries, loss of previous children; * health ...
Marie M. Clay, Clay, 1989
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The Starting Gate: Birth Weight and Life Chances
1995-1997 Matched Multiple Birth Data Set The Matched Multiple Birth Data Set was developed to allow for the analysis of births and infant deaths in multiple deliveries. This data set was created by combining the restricted-use U.S. Live Birth ...
Dalton Conley, Kate Wetteroth Strully, Neil G. Bennett, 2003
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Ethical Dilemmas in Assisted Reproductive Technologies
However, it is important to recognize that there are significant variations in the multiple-birth rate between countries and regions; for example, rates are less than 10% in Australia, Belgium, Sweden, and New Zealand, over 20% in a number of ...
Joseph G. Schenker, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MULTIPLE BIRTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term multiple birth is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mum proves twins never lose their uncanny bond after this poignant …
In the UK, research shows that about one pregnancy in every 65 results in a multiple birth. Having a twin means there is always someone else ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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ASK FIONA: I'm a mum who's nearly at the end of my tether
FIONA SAYS: I think your mother may have been thinking about TAMBA – the Twins and Multiple Birth Association (www.tamba.org.uk). «the Irish News, Jul 15»
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BLOG: Double Trouble: Joining the Multiple Birth Club
The class was organised by the Wellington Multiple Birth Club (WMBC) and focused on all aspects of pregnancy, labour, birth and ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Echo comment: Budget will not benefit everyone
... also be limited to two children, affecting children born after April 2017 unless the third child is the result of twins, triplets or other multiple birth. «Echo, Jul 15»
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Migrant charity fear cuts to tax credits will hit Redbridge's ethnic …
... has been reduced and support for children has been limited to two children – unless a third child was the result of twins or a multiple birth. «Ilford Recorder 24, Jul 15»
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Budget sketch: George Osborne prescribes multiple births for mums …
So now we know the tonic George Osborne thinks Britain needs - a National Living Wage and fertility treatment. Two children will no longer cut ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Twins born at Rolling Hills Zoo
The twins — Number One, a male, and Number Two, a female — were born Sunday to Aamira, who was experiencing her first multiple birth. «Salina Journal, Jul 15»
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'World's ugliest dog' returns to South Florida as hometown celebrity
Perhaps it's not her face that helped her win the award, but her less than perfect figure. She has multiple birth defects to her spine and her back ... «WPBF West Palm Beach, Jul 15»
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UnitingCare's Focus on Families loses State Government funding
It might be because they are socially isolated, they've had a multiple birth, it's difficult adjusting to a new baby or there is illness or disability in ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
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My Twins: Together or Apart at the Start of School?
They are petitioning the government to introduce a piece of guidance, so all multiple birth families can have a say in which classroom their ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»

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