gestation
noun/d͡ʒɛsˈteɪʃən/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin gestātiō.
- learned borrowing from gestātiō
Definitions
The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside…
The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.
The process of development of a plan or idea.
- It was to a conversation with another friend who had for many years been familiar with all my writings during the period of their gestation, just as I had been with his.
The neighborhood
- synonympregnancy
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for gestation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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