labor vs birth

labor and birth both are nouns.

labor and birth both are verbs.

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

As nouns, birth is a hypernym of labor; that is, birth is a word with a broader meaning than labor:

labor: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
birth: the process of giving birth

Other hypernyms of labor include birthing, giving birth, parturition.

labor (noun)	birth (noun)
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)	the event of being born
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted	a baby born; an offspring
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages	the process of giving birth
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement	the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child	the time when something begins (especially life)

labor (verb)	birth (verb)
undergo the efforts of childbirth	cause to be born
work hard
strive and make an effort to reach a goal

Difference between labor and birth

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