nativity: Meaning and Definition of

na•tiv•i•ty

1. birth.
2. birth with reference to place or attendant circumstances: of Irish nativity.
3. (cap.) the birth of Christ.
4. (cap.) the church festival commemorating the birth of Christ; Christmas.
5. (cap.) a representation of the birth of Christ, as in art.
6. a horoscope of a person's birth.