childbearing
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirthOf, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth.
» She is no longer of childbearing age.
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth.
relating to or suitable for childbirth
(figuratively, informal, not comparable)Of a woman's hips, attractively wide.
gebärfreudig
Examples
4 sentencesShe is no longer of childbearing age.
Mary has childbearing hips.
ruУ Марии крутые бёдра. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
Childbearing isn't easy.
ruДеторождение – нелёгкое дело. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
Where population is balanced and abundant, much childbearing becomes an evil rather than a blessing to the State.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English childberyng, childbering, chyldberynge, child berynge. By surface analFrom Middle English childberyng, childbering, chyldberynge, child berynge. By surface analysis, child + bearing.
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