Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
---|---|---|---|---|
confinement | Yes | No | No | No |
gestation | Yes | No | No | No |
confinement (noun) | gestation (noun) |
---|---|
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them | the conception and development of an idea or plan |
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus |
the state of being confined | the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) |
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child |