childbearing age
1childbearing — child|bear|ing [ˈtʃaıldˌbeərıŋ US ˌber ] n [U] 1.) the process of being ↑pregnant and giving birth to children ▪ the trend towards later marriage and childbearing 2.) childbearing age/years if a woman is of childbearing age or in her childbearing …
2childbearing — child|bear|ing [ tʃaıld,berıŋ ] noun uncount the process of being pregnant and giving birth to children: of childbearing age (=old or young enough to give birth): She was just a girl, hardly of childbearing age …
3childbearing — [[t]tʃa͟ɪldbeərɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A woman of childbearing age is of an age when women are normally able to give birth to children …
4childbearing — UK [ˈtʃaɪldˌbeərɪŋ] / US [ˈtʃaɪldˌberɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the process of being pregnant and giving birth to children of childbearing age (= old or young enough to give birth): She was just a girl, hardly of childbearing age …
5childbearing — adjective Date: 14th century of or relating to the process of conceiving, being pregnant with, and giving birth to children < women of childbearing age > • childbearing noun …
6age — age1 W1S1 [eıdʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(how old)¦ 2¦(legal age)¦ 3¦(period of life)¦ 4¦(being old)¦ 5¦(period of history)¦ 6 ages 7 come of age ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum …
7age — 1 /eIdZ/ noun 1 HOW OLD (C, U) the number of years someone has lived or something has existed: Francis is the same age as me. | The boys were six years apart in age. | There were dozens of kids there, all different ages. | at the age of (=when… …
8childbearing — noun (U) 1 the process of giving birth to a baby 2 childbearing age the time in a woman s life when she can have babies …
9childbearing — I noun the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child • Syn: ↑childbirth, ↑accouchement, ↑vaginal birth • Hypernyms: ↑parturition, ↑birth, ↑gi …
10childbearing — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Childbearing is used before these nouns: ↑age {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Childbearing is used with these nouns: ↑hip …
