gestation /ʤɛˈsteɪʃən/ noun Learner's definition of GESTATION
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: the time when a person or animal is developing inside its mother before it is born
also : the process of development that happens during this time怀孕(期);妊娠(期) 2
: the process by which something (such as an idea) forms and develops(想法等的)构思,酝酿,形成