child-bearing

NOUN

gravidity

Synonyms

STRONG

fertilization germination gestation gravidness impregnation parturiency propagation

NOUN

gravidness

Synonyms

STRONG

fertilization germination gestation gravidity impregnation parturiency propagation

NOUN

parturiency

Synonyms

STRONG

fertilization germination gestation gravidity gravidness impregnation propagation

NOUN

pregnancy

Synonyms

STRONG

fertilization germination gravidity gravidness impregnation parturiency propagation

Example Sentences

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Officials said Friday they would promote policies to help with the cost of child-bearing and elderly care.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Proposals include giving mothers of big families "medals" for child-bearing or even paying new moms a $5,000 baby bonus.

From Salon • May 7, 2025

It has been reported this happened to almost half of all the island's women of child-bearing age between 1966 and 1970.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

The child-bearing issue became central for Shanahan when she had trouble having a child herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Adelle had no objections to child-bearing and expected "sometime" to have "two or three" children.

From Clark's Field by Herrick, Robert