childing

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

gerund of child: the act or process of childbearing or childbirth.

Adj

1. Able to bear children; fertile; also, pregnant, or in the process of childbirth, or having just given birth to a child.
2. Of a flowering plant: producing younger florets around an older flower.
3. (obsolete) Fruitful; productive.

Verb

present participle and gerund of child

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child

• Noun
• Verb

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sinonimi

fertile

fruitful

pregnant

Con il trattino come

child‧ing

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪŋ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: childing

In summary

From Middle English childing, childinge [and other forms], from childen (“to give birth to a child”) + -ing, -inge (suffix forming gerunds from verbs). Equivalent to child + -ing.