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| bear1 |
to give birth to. [1/8 definitions] |
| breed |
to give birth to or produce offspring. [1/4 definitions] |
| deliver |
to help give birth to. [1/5 definitions] |
| female |
Girls and women are female. Female humans, rather than male humans, give birth to babies, and so do many female animals. Some female animals, such as chickens, lay eggs instead. [1/4 definitions] |
| foal |
to give birth to a foal. [1/2 definitions] |
| have |
to give birth to. [1/9 definitions] |
| life cycle |
When we talk about the life cycle of an animal, we are talking about how it is born and then grows and changes until it is ready to give birth to another animal like itself. |
| male |
When a person is male, he is a man or boy. A male person does not have babies. Animals that are male do not produce eggs and do not give birth to other animals. We also call something male if it has to do with men or boys or male animals. [2 definitions] |
| reproduction |
When animals give birth to new animals like themselves, it is called reproduction. Reproduction is also when plants make new plants like themselves. [1/3 definitions] |
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