Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun virgin_birth

2 senses of virgin birth

Sense 1
parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth -- (human conception without fertilization by a man)
       => asexual reproduction, agamogenesis -- (reproduction without the fusion of gametes)

Sense 2
Virgin Birth, Nativity -- (the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas)
       => theological doctrine -- (the doctrine of a religious group)