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child-bearing

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child-bearing
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology)
a.  the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
b.  (as modifier) of child-bearing age
Translations
child-bearing [ˈtʃaɪldˌbɛərɪŋ]
1. adj of child-bearing age → in età feconda
2. n → gravidanza, maternità
constant child-bearing → gravidanze fpl ripetute
child-bearing [ˈtʃaɪldˌbɛərɪŋ]
1. adj of child-bearing age → in età feconda
2. n → gravidanza, maternità
constant child-bearing → gravidanze fpl ripetute


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