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childbearing


child·bear·ing

adj \ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌber-iŋ\

Definition of CHILDBEARING

: of or relating to the process of conceiving, being pregnant with, and giving birth to children <women of childbearing age>
— childbearing noun
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First Known Use of CHILDBEARING

14th century

Rhymes with CHILDBEARING

ball bearing, cheeseparing, seafaring, side bearing, talebearing, time-sharing, unerring, unsparing, wayfaring

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