nativity
nounUK /nəˈtɪv.ə.ti/
US /nəˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
The birth of a baby, especially the birth of Jesus.
The children acted out the nativity in the school play.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A picture or model showing the birth of Jesus with Mary, Joseph, and the baby.
We put a wooden nativity on the table at Christmas.
3. The time or place where something begins or is created.
The nativity of the modern computer can be traced to the 1940s.
4. The position of the stars and planets at the time of someone's birth, used in astrology.
She read his nativity to predict his future.