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Birth vs Genealogy - What's the difference?

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Birth is a synonym of genealogy.


In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between birth and genealogy

is that birth is (uncountable) the circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing while genealogy is (uncountable) the study, and formal recording of such descents.

In countable|lang=en terms the difference between birth and genealogy

is that birth is (countable) a beginning or start; a point of origin while genealogy is (countable) a record or table of such descent; a family tree.

As nouns the difference between birth and genealogy

is that birth is (uncountable) the process of childbearing; the beginning of life while genealogy is (countable) the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.

As an adjective birth

is a familial relationship established by childbirth.

As a verb birth

is (dated|or|regional) to bear or give birth to (a child).

birth

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.
  • (countable) An instance of childbirth.
  • Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births .
  • (countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
  • the birth of an empire
  • (uncountable) The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
  • He was of noble birth , but fortune had not favored him.
  • * Prescott
  • elected without reference to birth , but solely for qualifications
  • That which is born.
  • * Ben Jonson
  • Poets are far rarer births than kings.
  • * Addison
  • Others hatch their eggs and tend the birth till it is able to shift for itself.
  • Antonyms

    * (beginning of life) death

    References

    Adjective

    (-)
  • A familial relationship established by childbirth.
  • Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather.

    Synonyms

    * biological, blood, consanguineous

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated, or, regional) To bear or give birth to (a child).
  • * 1939 ,
  • "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies!"
  • (figuratively) To produce, give rise to.
  • * 2006 , R. Bruce Hull, Infinite Nature , University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226359441, page 156:
  • Biological evolution created a human mind that enabled cultural evolution, which now outpaces and outclasses the force that birthed it.

    Usage notes

    * The term is much more common, especially in literal use.

    Derived terms

    * accident of birth * birth control * birthdate * birthday * birthing * birth mother * birth pangs * birth parent * birth pill * birthplace * birthrate * birthright * birthstone * birth tourism * breech birth * give birth * noble birth * virgin birth 1000 English basic words ----

    genealogy

    Alternative forms

    * geneology (common misspelling)

    Noun

  • (countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
  • (countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
  • (uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents.
  • Synonyms

    * pedigree

    See also

    * family history