Thesaurus results for NATIVITY

nativity

noun

nə-ˈti-və-tē

Definition of nativity next

as in birth

the act or instance of being born my father and grandparents were proud observers of my nativity

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Recent Examples of nativity In Belgium, controversy erupted this month after Brussels unveiled a modern reinterpretation of a traditional nativity scene in the city’s Grand Place. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 Dec. 2025 But when decorations contain religious symbols – a nativity scene or menorah, for example – does that violate the separation of church and state? —

Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 22 Dec. 2025 Around this time of the year, many homes are adorned with twinkling lights, candy canes, reindeer, nativity scenes and more. —

Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025 The display features hundreds of lights, festive wreaths, a nativity scene, large nutcrackers and even a nod to their late family members. —

Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nativity

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birth

Noun

Back in Paris, Monson de Kansky gave birth to a second daughter and focused on teaching.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
In one study from the 1990s, a researcher observing seven squirrel-monkey births watched two of the babies get stuck; neither survived.

— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026