gestation

ges·ta·tion

noun \je-ˈstā-shən\

Definition of GESTATION

1

: the carrying of young in the uterus : pregnancy

2

: conception and development especially in the mind

— ges·ta·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

Examples of GESTATION

1. the gestation of new ideas
2. The book has been in gestation for a long time.

Origin of GESTATION

Latin gestation-, gestatio, from gestare to bear, frequentative of gerere to bear

First Known Use: 1615

Related to GESTATION

Synonyms: family way, pregnancy, gravidity

Related Words: conception; begetting, breeding, generation, procreation, siring, spawning

Near Antonyms: barrenness, infertility

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Other Embryology Terms

gravid, neonate, ontogeny, parturition

Rhymes with GESTATION

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