birthstead en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English birth-sted, equivalent to birth + stead (“place, location”).
Meanings
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(archaic, poetic) The place of one's birth, birthplace.
For the sun is truly the birthstead of the whole earth.
1985, Patricia Dreier, A Pocketful of Joys, page 32:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| birthsteads | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| birth-stead | alternative | lexicographic |