gestation
The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.
Other meanings
The process of development of a plan or idea.
Synonyms
- pregnancy
Related words
- gestational
- gestation period
- midgestation
- multigestation
- pregestation
- uterogestation
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “gestation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.