child-bearing

child-bearing
Pertaining to the time between puberty and menopause when a woman is able to bear children.

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  • child-bearing — childˈ bearing adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑child …   Useful english dictionary

  • child-bearing — /ˈtʃaɪld bɛərɪŋ/ (say chuyld bairring) noun 1. the process of carrying (def. 17) and giving birth to a child. –adjective 2. able to bear children: a woman of child bearing age …  

  • child-bearing — n. See childbirth …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • bearing — n Bearing, deportment, demeanor, mien, port, presence are comparable when they denote the way in which or the quality by which a person outwardly manifests his personality and breeding. Bearing is the most general of these words; it may imply… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • Bearing cloth — Bear ing cloth (b[^a]r [i^]ng kl[o^]th ; 115). A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be baptized. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • child|ing — «CHYL dihng», adjective. Archaic. bearing children …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bearing an Hourglass — infobox Book | name = Bearing An Hourglass title orig = translator = image caption = Paperback book cover author = Piers Anthony illustrator = cover artist = country = language = series = Incarnations of Immortality genre = Fantasy publisher =… …   Wikipedia

  • Bearing rein — This article is about the part of a harness. For other uses, see riding aids. A modern harness with an overcheck rein, visible along the neck of the horse A bearing rein, known today as an overcheck or a checkrein, is a piece of horse tack that… …   Wikipedia

  • bearing cloth — noun Etymology: bearing (I) : a cloth with which a child is covered when carried to baptism * * * bearing cloth noun (historical) A gown worn at a child s baptism • • • Main Entry: ↑bear …   Useful english dictionary

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