first vs birth

first and birth both are nouns.

first is an adjective but birth is not an adjective.

first is not a verb while birth is a verb.

first is an adverb but birth is not an adverb.

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

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

first: the time at which something is supposed to begin
birth: the time when something begins (especially life)

Other hyponyms of first include incipience, incipiency, starting point, terminus a quo, threshold.

first (noun)	birth (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)	the event of being born
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving	a baby born; an offspring
an honours degree of the highest class	the process of giving birth
the first element in a countable series	the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
the first or highest in an ordering or series	the time when something begins (especially life)
the time at which something is supposed to begin

first (adjective)	birth (adjective)
preceding all others in time or space or degree
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
ranking above all others
serving to begin
serving to set in motion

first (verb)	birth (verb)
	cause to be born

first (adverb)	birth (adverb)
before anything else
prominently forward
the initial time
before another in time, space, or importance

Difference between first and birth

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