nativity C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /nəˈtɪvəti/ UK /nəˈtɪvɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the occasion or circumstances of one's birth The painting depicts the nativity of Christ in a humble stable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the occasion or... birthnascencychildbirthdelivery ↔ Opposites deathdemise Word family Related forms nativenatalnativismnascent Etymology AI details From Old French nativite, from Late Latin nativitas ('birth'), from Latin nativus ('native, born'), from natus, past participle of nasci ('to be born'). nativitas Latin nasci Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nativity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /nəˈtɪvəti/ **IPA (UK):** /nəˈtɪvɪti/ ## Meanings 1. the occasion or circumstances of one's birth ## Examples - The painting depicts the nativity of Christ in a humble stable. ## Synonyms - birth - nascency - childbirth - delivery ## Antonyms - death - demise ## Related Forms - native - natal - nativism - nascent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nativitas - Root: nasci ## Etymology From Old French nativite, from Late Latin nativitas ('birth'), from Latin nativus ('native, born'), from natus, past participle of nasci ('to be born'). ## AI Etymology Nativity is from Old French nativite, from Late Latin nativitas ('birth'), from Latin nativus ('native, born'), from natus, past participle of nasci ('to be born'). Important recorded forms include nativitas (Latin) and nasci (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the occasion or circumstances of one's birth. The wider family includes related words such as native, natal, nativism, and nascent. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown