Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)Parturition

  2. (rare, uncountable)Gestation.

  3. (figuratively, uncountable)A process or quality that brings forth something new.

  4. (uncountable)A phase in the therapeutic process in which feelings dominate over understanding, in which the client seems to relive emotions and to lack clarity.

More definitions
  • concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

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