Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gestation | Yes | No | No | No |
quickening | Yes | No | No | No |
gestation (noun) | quickening (noun) |
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the conception and development of an idea or plan | the act of accelerating; increasing the speed |
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | the process of showing signs of life |
the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) | the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus |