nativity

/neษชหˆtษชvษชti/

IPA: /N AH0 T IH1 V AH0 T IY0/

noun
  1. 1

    Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.

  2. 2

    Someone's birth considered as a means of astrology; a horoscope associated with a person's birth.

  3. 3

    (also with capital initial) The birth of Jesus.

  4. 4

    (also with capital initial) The festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas Day; the festival celebrating the birth of the Virgin Mary or the birth of Saint John the Baptist.

  5. 5

    (also with capital initial) A set of figurines used to create a nativity scene.

  6. 6

    Origin; founding.

  7. 7

    Place of origin; place to which a species is native.

  8. 8

    The quality of being native or innate.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nativity