a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness) | the event of being born |
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | a baby born; an offspring |
a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) | the process of giving birth |
a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries | the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents |
| the time when something begins (especially life) |