# nativity

> English word · Noun · IPA /nəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #23,048

## Definitions
1. Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.
2. Someone's birth considered as a means of astrology; a horoscope associated with a person's birth.
3. The birth of Jesus.
4. 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. A set of figurines used to create a nativity scene.
6. Origin; founding.
7. Place of origin; place to which a species is native.
8. The quality of being native or innate.

## Etymology
From Middle English nativite, from Anglo-Norman nativite, Middle French nativite, and their source, Latin nātīvitās (“birth”). By surface analysis, native + -ity. See also naïveté.

## Easily confused with
- **negativity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nativity-vs-negativity)
- **naivety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naivety-vs-nativity)
- **natively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natively-vs-nativity)

## Common misspellings (12)
`antivity`, `naitvity`, `natiivty`, `nativitty`, `nativityy`, `nativiyt`, `nativtiy`, `nativvity`, `nattivity`, `natviity`, `nnativity`, `ntaivity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nativity