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childbearing
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childbearing
(noun)
childbearing
/
ˈ
tʃajəldˌberɪŋ/
noun
childbearing
/
ˈ
tʃajəldˌberɪŋ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHILDBEARING
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noncount
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:
the process of giving birth to children
women who delay
childbearing
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— childbearing
adjective
women of
childbearing
age [=women who are old enough to give birth to children]
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