Synonyms

child-bearing

British

noun

1. the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
2. ( as modifier )
  
  of child-bearing age

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Example Sentences

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Officials said Friday they would promote policies to help with the cost of child-bearing and elderly care.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Proposals include giving mothers of big families "medals" for child-bearing or even paying new moms a $5,000 baby bonus.

From Salon • May 7, 2025

It has been reported this happened to almost half of all the island's women of child-bearing age between 1966 and 1970.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

Some include anybody without children, while others don’t count people who still have a chance to change their minds — women of child-bearing age or men without vasectomies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

Hutchinson even argued that this costal breathing was an adaptation to the child-bearing function in woman.

From The Truth About Woman by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

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