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childbearing

child·bea·ring

US/ˈtʃaɪˌldbɛrɪŋ/ uncommon informal
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

relating to or suitable for childbirth

  • “of childbearing age”

noun

1.

the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

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From Middle English childberyng, childbering, chyldberynge, child berynge. By surface analysis, child + bearing.

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