childbearing

[chahyld-bair-ing]

noun

1. the act of producing or bringing forth children.

adjective

1. capable of, suitable for, or relating to the bearing bear of a child or of children.

   the childbearing years.

Word History and Origins

Origin of childbearing¹

A Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; child, bearing

Example Sentences

Most of those arguments put the onus on women to leave the workforce and focus on childbearing.

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Swift is the opposite of the “tradwife” fantasy that’s popular on the right: A woman who marries young and leaves public life for a life of constant childbearing and financial dependence on her husband.

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This show "was not specifically designed as an anti-teen childbearing campaign," wrote the authors, "but it seems to have had that effect by showing that being a pregnant teen and a new mother is hard."

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To put it bluntly, the health of pregnant women and those of childbearing age hangs in the balance.

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Eve was cursed for her transgression when God made childbearing painful, and menstruation became a stigma.

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