virgin birth

English

Etymology

virgin +‎ birth

Noun

virgin birth (countable and uncountable, plural virgin births)

(biology) A birth (or vegetal reproduction) after spontaneous, unfertilized gamete-development in a virginal mother, parthenogenesis
A form of childbirth in which the mother conceived the child through artificial insemination
(often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) In Christian theology, the miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary

Translations

birth in a virginal mother; parthenogenesis

Dutch: maagdelijke geboorte
Finnish: neitseellinen lisääntyminen

German: Jungfernzeugung f, Jungferngeburt f
Japanese: 処女懐胎 (しょじょかいたい, shojo kaitai)

birth through artificial insemination

the birth of Christ

Finnish: neitseestä syntyminen
German: Jungfrauengeburt f

Japanese: 処女懐胎 (しょじょかいたい, shojo kaitai)

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