English dictionary

gestation

/dZ//E/'st/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

noun.time

Synonyms gestation period

Source: WordNet 3.0
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

noun.state

Synonyms maternity pregnancy

Source: WordNet 3.0
the conception and development of an idea or plan

noun.cognition

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments).

noun

Source: webster1913