プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
うむ【生む・産む】
&fRoman1;〔出産する〕have a baby；《文》 give birth ((to))；〔動物が〕bear young；〔卵を〕lay
彼女はいつ赤ちゃんを産むのだろうか
When will she have a [the] baby?（▼妊娠中の女性について言う時はthe baby，そうでなければa baby）
彼女は男の子を産んだ
She had [gave birth to] a (baby) boy.
うちの猫が子供を産んだ
Our cat had kittens.
この鶏はもう卵を産まなくなった
This hen has stopped laying (eggs).
豚は年に何回子を産むのか
How many times a year does a sow have a litter?
魚は一般にたくさんの卵を産む
Most fish release a lot of eggs when they spawn.
&fRoman2;〔作り出す，もたらす〕
日本が生んだ最大の建築家
the greatest architect Japan has ever produced
よい結果を生む
produce [get] good results
そのニュースは色々なうわさを生んだ
The news gave rise to a variety of rumors.
彼の行動は疑惑を生みやすい
His conduct is likely to arouse [excite] suspicion.
この投資は９パーセントの利子を生む見込みだ
This investment is expected to bear [yield] 9 percent interest.
金が金を生む
((諺)) Money begets money.
案ずるより生むが易(やす)し
Things we fear are often not so hard to deal with after all.