GESTATION

• (noun) the conception and development of an idea or plan

• (noun) the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

  synonyms : maternity , pregnancy

• (noun) the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

  synonyms : gestation period

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