give birth to

Synonyms

farrow bear spawn beget give birth bring forth progenerate

Antonyms

smash shatter devastate

Examples

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. Erich Fromm

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star. Friedrich Nietzsche

Leaving home in a sense involves a kind of second birth in which we give birth to ourselves. Robert N. Bellah

Doubts give birth to truths. Japanese Proverb

If luck is with you, even your ox will give birth to a calf. American Proverb

Parents give birth to the body of their children, but not always to their characters. Ganda Proverb

Words in the phrase

give birth to

Close letter words and terms

give benefit of the doubt give best shot give birth give black eye give blessing give blood