English Explanatory Dictionary

natality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
  2. The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing.

Word forms

natality natalities

Etymology

From natal + -ity, perhaps after mortality. Compare French natalité (“birthrate”) and Middle English natalyte (“birth”). Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt.

Synonyms

birthrate

Derived words

natimortality
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