Word: birthrates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: birth
rates
Definition: Plural of birthrate; the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
Morphemes:
Affix: bear
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To produce, yield, give birth to.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: beren
Language: enm
Decoded: beren
Meaning: carry, bring forth
Affix: -th
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a term denoting the ordinal numeral corresponding to the value, being a natural number, of a mathematical expression.
Affix: rate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: raten
Language: enm
Decoded: raten
Meaning: to scold, chide
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.