English Explanatory Dictionary

childing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. gerund of child: the act or process of childbearing or childbirth.
adj
  1. Able to bear children; fertile; also, pregnant, or in the process of childbirth, or having just given birth to a child.
  2. Of a flowering plant: producing younger florets around an older flower.
  3. Fruitful; productive.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of child

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-childing.wav

Word forms

childing

Etymology

From Middle English childing, childinge [and other forms], from childen (“to give birth to a child”) + -ing, -inge (suffix forming gerunds from verbs). Equivalent to child + -ing.

Synonyms

delivery parturition fecund fruitful in delivery in labour postnatal postpartal postpartum post-partural

Antonyms

barren infertile
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