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

Children were also more likely to be diagnosed with autism and ADHD if their fathers took antidepressants during their gestation, even if their mothers did not — an association that suggests a genetic link, not a pharmacological one. — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026

Last month, the House of Representatives agreed to do their bidding by tucking a provision in the Farm Bill that would abrogate state humane farming laws that ban gestation, veal, and battery crates. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026

About 1,000 mg of iron is required during gestation and the postpartum period to support fetal growth and development and an increase in maternal blood volume. — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026

In 2007 researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute reportedly spotted a wild Graneledone boreopacifica octopus off the coast of California who went on to stay with her eggs for a record-breaking four-plus years—an even longer gestation than that of the alpine salamander. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026