Synonyms of gestation

gestation

noun

je-ˈstā-shən 

as in pregnancy

the state of containing unborn young within the body

the length of gestation for the gray wolf is about 63 days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pregnancy
• breeding
• spawning
• gravidity
• conception
• family way
• generation
• procreation
• siring
• begetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• infertility
• barrenness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gestation

The medical examiner found the fetus had normal development for 20 weeks' gestation, weighing less than a pound. — Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Heifers are bred from between 12 to 15 months of age, and calves have a gestation period just under a year before staying up to 10 months with their mothers. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

The new songs on Goin’ Local are the result of a slow gestation period over several years, some beginning more than a decade ago with his co-producer Tony Shanahan, bassist from the Patti Smith Group. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026

For well over a century now, families have sported rows of rictus grins for the camera, but the subgenre of family portraiture (and, later, video clips) dedicated to conception, gestation, and birth is very much a product of the social media age. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026