gestation
🇺🇸
/dʒeˈsteɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/dʒeˈsteɪʃn/
noun
R
The time from when a baby starts to grow inside the mother until it is born.
The gestation period for humans is approximately nine months.
R
The time it takes for an idea or plan to develop.
The idea for the project was in gestation for several years before it was finally realized.
translation
The time from when a baby starts to grow inside the mother until it is born.; The time it takes for an idea or plan to develop.
Word Forms
Plural
gestations