Childbearing Meaning
/tʃˈaɪˌldbɛrɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition.
adjOf, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth.
Sentence Examples
She is no longer of childbearing age.
Mary has childbearing hips.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor advised her to postpone ____ until after her surgery recovery.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hospital offers several classes for women of ____ age today city.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English childberyng, childbering, chyldberynge, child berynge. By surface analysis, child + bearing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"From the Swedish returns (1776-1855) it appears that 100 childbearings produced 101.62 children, viz., 2.82 stillborn, 98.80 quickborn; consequently 100 quickborn children imply 101.21 childbearings."
— 1865, Great Britain. General Register Office, Annual Report ... of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England and Wales ..., volumes 26–30, page 243:
"Women in the latter stages of childbearing should not be permitted to attend the toll of the manufactories."
— 1836, Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, England and the English:
"In these cases, fish intake rates specific to females of childbearing age are most appropriate when assessing exposures to developmental toxicants."
— 2000, Methodology for deriving ambient water quality criteria for the protection of human health:
"Hips that in the old country would be considered good childbearing hips, but in this country are too wide."
— 2004, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Stephanie Marston, Chicken Soup to Inspire a Woman's Soul: Stories Celebrating the Wisdom, Fun and Freedom of Midlife, page 256:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor advised her to postpone ____ until after her surgery recovery.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hospital offers several classes for women of ____ age today city.