From a book I'm reading:
"The next day he became a grandfather when his son (BJ) gave birth to a son."
The book was not science fiction!
As far as I know, only ladies can give birth.
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1 comment:
Don't you mean that only women or females give birth? Ladies are a sub-grouping of the gender, with connotations/denotations (depending upon your source) of income and behavior. I am definitely a woman, but there are some who would dispute any claim I might make to being a lady! 8-)
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