expect vs birth

expect is not a noun while birth is a noun.

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

As verbs, birth is a hypernym of expect; that is, birth is a word with a broader meaning than expect:

Other hypernyms of expect include bear, deliver, give birth, have.

expect (noun)	birth (noun)
	the event of being born
	a baby born; an offspring
	the process of giving birth
	the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
	the time when something begins (especially life)

expect (verb)	birth (verb)
be pregnant with	cause to be born
look forward to the birth of a child
regard something as probable or likely
look forward to the probable occurrence of
consider reasonable or due
consider obligatory; request and expect