Gestation
WordNet
noun
(1) The conception and development of an idea or plan
(2) The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
(3) The period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments).
- The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy.
- Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise.