Word Origin & History. vivify 1590s, from O.Fr. vivifier (12c.), from L.L. vivificare make alive, restore to life, from vivificus enlivening, from L. vivus alive (see vivid) + root of facere to make (see factitious). Vivificate in same sense is recorded from early 15c.
BORN BIG High-birthweight newborns, such as this 4-day-old 19-pound baby (center) born to a diabetic mother, face health risks into adulthood.
The royal baby, weighing in at 8lb 6oz, is larger than the average, although the average birth weight of UK babies is increasing - 7lb 8oz for boys (up 2oz since Middle of the Road were driving us mad with their cheeping in 1971) and 7lb 4oz for girls (up 1Â½oz).