gestation
NounUS[jeh-stey-shuhn]/dʒɛˈsteɪʃən/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)Synonyms: gestation periodType of biological timeParts term, trimester, midterm
- the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterusSynonyms: pregnancymaternityType of physical condition, physiological stateKinds gravidity, gravida, trouble, placenta previa, parity, eutopic pregnancy, ectopic pregnancyParts parturiency, cleavage, quickening, morning sickness
- the conception and development of an idea or planType of construction, mental synthesis
Word of the day · Sep 29About this word
haphazardadjective
What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ges·ta′tion noun
Origin: L. gestatio a bearing, carrying, fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr. gerere, gestum, to bear: cf. F. gestation. See Gest deed, Jest.
1. The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments). obsolete
2. The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy.
3. Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise. Dunglison, Robley
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54