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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for childbearing
Noun
  • Despite having more complex reproductive organs and the burdensome, sometimes fatal, functions that come with them — menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding — female bodies tend to outlast male bodies.
    Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
  • Today, with the exception of Wisconsin, Medicaid coverage has extended from 60 days to 12 months after childbirth.
    Natasha Williams, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • There are also salon and nail services and a menu of prenatal options.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
  • The program is aimed at improving school readiness and serves children from prenatal through age 5.
    Lily Ogburn, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Numerous tenants, including a pregnant woman who was hospitalized, suffered from extreme heat in their apartments due to malfunctioning AC.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 19 July 2025
  • Hodgkin, who is currently pregnant, will be sentenced at a later date, per the outlet.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 19 July 2025
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“Childbearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childbearing. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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