child-bearing

A form of childbearing — The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition.

Meanings

nounchild-bearing (countable and uncountable, plural child-bearings)

plural child-bearings

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of childbearing.
adjectivechild-bearing (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of childbearing.
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APA

child-bearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child-bearing

MLA

“child-bearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child-bearing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “child-bearing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child-bearing.

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