Bible Dictionaries
Nativity

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate his future destinies; a horoscope.

(2):

(n.) The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc.

(3):

(n.) A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nativity'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nativity.html. 1828.