GESTATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the conception and development of an idea or plan
   Hypernyms(s) gestation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   • mental synthesis (what does mental synthesis mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gestate (what does gestate mean?)
   • conceive (what does conceive mean?)
   • conceptualize (what does conceptualize mean?)
   • conceptualise (what does conceptualise mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the state of being pregnant
   • the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
   Synonym(s)
   • maternity (what does maternity mean?)
   • pregnancy (what does pregnancy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gestation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • physiological state (what does physiological state mean?)
   • physiological condition (what does physiological condition mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • trouble (what does trouble mean?)
   • gravidity (what does gravidity mean?)
   • gravidness (what does gravidness mean?)
   • gravidation (what does gravidation mean?)
   • gravida (what does gravida mean?)
   • parity (what does parity mean?)
   • para (what does para mean?)
   • ectopic pregnancy (what does ectopic pregnancy mean?)
   • extrauterine pregnancy (what does extrauterine pregnancy mean?)
   • ectopic gestation (what does ectopic gestation mean?)
   • extrauterine gestation (what does extrauterine gestation mean?)
   • eccyesis (what does eccyesis mean?)
   • metacyesis (what does metacyesis mean?)
   • entopic pregnancy (what does entopic pregnancy mean?)
   • placenta previa (what does placenta previa mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • have a bun in the oven (what does have a bun in the oven mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   • gestate (what does gestate mean?)
   • expect (what does expect mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
   Synonym(s)
   • gestation period (what does gestation period mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gestation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • biological time (what does biological time mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • have a bun in the oven (what does have a bun in the oven mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   • gestate (what does gestate mean?)
   • expect (what does expect mean?)