Word

gestation, n.
(gestations)

the conception and development of an idea or plan
<noun.cognition>

gestation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gestational gestate

semantic pointers

hypernym

construction, mental synthesis

the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
<noun.state>

gestation maternity pregnancy

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pregnant

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gestational gestate

semantic pointers

member of this domain (topic)

fetal movement, foetal movement amniocentesis, amnio stretch mark endometrium phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis

part meronym

cleavage, segmentation quickening confinement, parturiency, labor, labour, lying-in, travail, childbed morning sickness

hypernym

physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition

hyponym

trouble gravidity, gravidness, gravidation gravida parity, para ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine pregnancy, ectopic gestation, extrauterine gestation, eccyesis, metacyesis entopic pregnancy placenta previa

the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
<noun.time>

gestation gestation period

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gestational gestate

semantic pointers

hypernym

biological time

part meronym

term, full term midterm trimester