nativity

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /nəˈtɪvəti/ UK /nəˈtɪvɪti/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the occasion or circumstances of one's birth

The painting depicts the nativity of Christ in a humble stable.

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1 noun · the occasion or... birthnascencychildbirth delivery

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death demise

Word family

Related forms native natal nativism nascent

Etymology

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

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# 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
- Numbers & Quantity
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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