litter vs give birth

litter is a noun but give birth is not a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of litter include bear, birth, deliver, have.

litter (noun)	give birth (noun)
material used to provide a bed for animals
conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

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