childbearing

== English == === Alternative forms === child-bearing === Etymology === From Middle English childberyng, childbering, chyldberynge, child berynge. By surface analysis, child +‎ bearing. === Pronunciation === === Noun === childbearing (usually uncountable, plural childbearings) The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === childbearing (not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth. (informal, figurative) Of a woman's hips, attractively wide. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====