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Webster 1828 Edition

Child-bearing

CHILD-BEARING

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Adj.

or ppr. [See Bear.] Bearing or producing children.

CHILD-BEARING

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Noun.

The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition.

Definition 2024

child-bearing

child-bearing

See also: childbearing

English

Adjective

child-bearing ‎(not comparable)

(with "years" or "age") Pertaining to the time between puberty and menopause when a woman is able to bear children.