nativity
/nəˈtɪvətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- the occasion of a person's birth出生, 诞生：
the place of my nativity.
我的出生地。
1.1
- （一般作the Nativity）the birth of Jesus Christ耶稣的诞生。
1.2
- a picture, carving, or model representing Jesus Christ's birth耶稣诞生图（或诞生像）。
1.3
- a nativity play圣诞剧。
1.4
- the Christian festival of Christ's birth; Christmas圣诞节。
1.5
- Astrology, dated a horoscope relating to the time of birth; a birth chart【占星】〈旧〉（人诞生时的）天宫图。
词源
Middle English; from Old French nativite, from late Latin nativitas, from Latin nativus 'arisen by birth' （see NATIVE）.