modification vs birth

birth vs modification

modification and birth both are nouns.

modification is not a verb while birth is a verb.

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

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

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
birth: the event of being born

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	birth (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the event of being born
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	a baby born; an offspring
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	the process of giving birth
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase	the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
	the time when something begins (especially life)

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

Difference between modification and birth

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