'Gestation' definitions:
Definition of 'gestation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) [syn: gestation, gestation period]
noun
The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus [syn: pregnancy, gestation, maternity]
noun
The conception and development of an idea or plan
Definition of 'Gestation'
From: GCIDE
- Gestation \Ges*ta"tion\, n. [L. gestatio a bearing, carrying, fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr. gerere, gestum, to bear: cf. F. gestation. See Gest deed, Jest.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments). [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]