give a birth to / give birth to

**wotcha** · 03-Sep-2012, 06:48

I know we normally say 'give birth to'.

Is it possible to say 'give a birth to' then?

**charliedeut** · 03-Sep-2012, 07:30

Hi,

I don't know whether it's possible or not, but I have certainly never heard it.

charliedeut

**Rover_KE** · 03-Sep-2012, 07:33

Stick to what you know we normally say, wotcha.

Rover

**Tdol** · 03-Sep-2012, 10:55

COCA has 999 examples of give birth. The only example with the article was for someone who refused to give a birth date when asked. As that's not an example of what you're looking for, you can safely say that sticking to the form everyone uses is a good plan.

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