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