Childbearing
Full definition of childbearing
Noun
childbearing
(plural childbearings)- The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
Adjective
childbearing
- Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
- 1836 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton - England and the EnglishWomen in the latter stages of childbearing should not be permitted to attend the toll of the manufactories.
- 2000 Methodology for deriving ambient water quality criteria for the protection of human healthIn these cases, fish intake rates specific to females of childbearing age are most appropriate when assessing exposures to developmental toxicants.
- 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 http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0757302106&id=CsIrIP_DiawC&pg=RA1-PA256&lpg=RA1-PA256&ots=gJt6TvhaXv&dq=%22Hips+that+in+the+old+country+would+be+considered+good+childbearing+hips%22&sig=--XJ23Fa1j1qK1s2wlfHPwHShg8 (page 256)Hips that in the old country would be considered good childbearing hips, but in this country are too wide.