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syntyperä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ancestry noun The line of ancestors a person descends from; one's family origins or heritage.
  • birth noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
  • descent noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
  • extract verb To pull or draw something out, often with effort or force.
  • extraction noun The act or process of removing or drawing something out.
  • gentry noun People of high social standing and good breeding, especially landowners ranked just below the nobility.
  • origin noun The point where something begins or comes from.
  • parent noun A person who raises, cares for, or has legal responsibility for a child.

Senses

syntyperä is used for these senses in English:

  • ancestry A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
  • birth (uncountable) The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
  • descent Lineage or hereditary derivation.
  • extract A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
  • extraction A person's origin or ancestry.
  • gentry Birth; condition; rank by birth.
  • origin (in the plural) Ancestry.
  • parent The source or origin of something. [from 16th c.]

birth — full definition

  1. noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
  2. noun The start or origin of something.
  3. verb To give birth to, or to bring something into existence.

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