birth vs litter

litter vs birth

birth and litter both are nouns.

birth and litter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
birth	Yes	No	Yes	No
litter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, litter is a hyponym of birth; that is, litter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than birth:

birth: cause to be born
litter: give birth to a litter of animals

Other hyponyms of birth include twin, drop, foal, cub, kitten, lamb, pup, whelp, farrow, pig, fawn, calve, have young, bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven.

birth (noun)	litter (noun)
the event of being born	material used to provide a bed for animals
a baby born; an offspring	conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
the process of giving birth	the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents	rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
the time when something begins (especially life)

birth (verb)	litter (verb)
cause to be born	give birth to a litter of animals
	make a place messy by strewing garbage around
	strew

Difference between birth and litter

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