start vs birth

start and birth both are nouns.

start and birth both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

start (noun)	birth (noun)
the act of starting something	the event of being born
a sudden involuntary movement	a baby born; an offspring
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)	the process of giving birth
the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)	the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
a signal to begin (as in a race)	the time when something begins (especially life)
the beginning of anything
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
the time at which something is supposed to begin

start (verb)	birth (verb)
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action	cause to be born
set in motion, cause to start
play in the starting lineup
bring into being
get off the ground
begin or set in motion
get going or set in motion
depart for someplace
bulge outward
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
have a beginning characterized in some specified way

Difference between start and birth

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