childbearing

n.
The human act or process of giving birth; parturition.

childbearing child'bear'ing adj.

noun

The act or process of bringing forth young: accouchement, birth, birthing, childbirth, delivery, labor, lying-in, parturition, travail. See start/end.

(chīld'bâr'ĭng)
n.

Pregnancy and parturition.

child'bear'ing adj.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
  Synonyms: childbirth, accouchement, vaginal birth

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The adjective childbearing has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or suitable for childbirth
  Pertains to noun: childbirth (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - barnefødsel, fødedygtig alder

Nederlands (Dutch)
(betreffende) het baren

Français (French)
n. - maternité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Niederkunft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τεκνοποιία

Italiano (Italian)
gravidanza, riproduzione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - parto (m)

Русский (Russian)
деторождение

Español (Spanish)
n. - mujeres fecundas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - barnafödande, havandeskap (am.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
分娩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 分娩

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 해산

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 出産

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحمل, الولادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לידה‬

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