# virgin birth

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A birth (or vegetal reproduction) after spontaneous, unfertilized gamete-development in a virginal mother, parthenogenesis.
2. (often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) The miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary.
3. (often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) The miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary.
4. Childbirth in which the offspring is said to have been conceived without sexual intercourse.
5. Childbirth in which the mother conceived the child through artificial insemination.

## Etymology
From virgin + birth.

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