Synonyms of childbearing

childbearing 1 of 2

noun

ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌber-iŋ 

as in childbirth

the act or process of giving birth to children

in olden days many women died in childbearing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• childbirth
• pregnancy
• delivery
• abortion
• parturition
• labor
• miscarriage
• travail
• contraction
• pains
• accouchement
• lying-in
• confinement
• birth pang
• cesarean section
• childbed
• natural childbirth
• caesarean section

childbearing

2 of 2

adjective

as in gestational

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gestational
• prenatal
• pregnant
• parturient
• brooding
• expectant
• expecting
• gravid
• caught
• gone
• impregnated
• conceiving
• enceinte
• big
• heavy
• quick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonpregnant
• infertile
• barren
• aborting
• delivered
• miscarrying