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Are "bear" and "bore" ever used to mean give birth?

It's only used in passive form as in "I was born."?

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bear-bore-born
Are "bear" and "bore" ever used to mean give birth?

It's only used in passive form as in "I was born."?

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you can say "to bear children" or "to bear offsprings", but it's extremely formal in usage.

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Hi Tiger.  One definition of the verb "to bear" is to give birth.  Example: Women bear children.  The past tense of bear is bore.  Example: She bore three children over six years.

Have is the more common verb to use in this context.  Example: Women have children (or women give birth to children).  Example: She had three children over six years.

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It is very rare but definitely out there. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2019/01/mary-the-mother-of-jesus?lang=eng

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