conception
Idea taking form
Conception is the moment when a new life begins—the fertilization of an egg by sperm.
From this biological sense comes the broader meaning of bringing something into existence: the conception of an idea, the conception of a plan.
A conception is also an understanding or mental picture of something: Her conception of justice differs from mine.
The word bridges physical creation and mental formation.
Purposeful creative planning
- inventionNew device or method
- formationCreation or arrangement
- originationAct of bringing forth
- genesisPoint of creation
inception · birth · development · formulation · blueprint · crafting · innovation · devising
Organism before birth
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
gamete · sperm · egg · blastocyst · reproduction · fertility · genetics · chromosomes
Imprecise mental impression
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
imagination · insight · cognition · intellect · ideation · brainstorming · philosophy · theory
What's seen from somewhere
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- notionImprecise mental impression
- ideaMental formation
- impressionEffect on the mind
perspective · theory · doctrine · philosophy · paradigm · tenet · creed · worldview
Carrying offspring in womb
- fetusGestating offspring
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- prenatalBefore birth
- maternityState of being pregnant
expecting · ultrasound · amniocentesis · placenta · obstetrics · midwife · antenatal · fertility
design
Purposeful creative planning
- inventionNew device or method
- formationCreation or arrangement
- originationAct of bringing forth
genesis · inception · birth · development · formulation · blueprint · crafting · innovation · devising · envisioning
embryo
Organism before birth
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
ovulation · gamete · sperm · egg · blastocyst · reproduction · fertility · genetics · chromosomes · DNA
notion
Imprecise mental impression
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
abstraction · imagination · insight · cognition · intellect · ideation · brainstorming · philosophy · theory · hypothesis
view
What's seen from somewhere
impression · perspective · theory · doctrine · philosophy · paradigm · tenet · creed · worldview · ideology
gestation
Carrying offspring in womb
maternity · expecting · ultrasound · amniocentesis · placenta · obstetrics · midwife · antenatal · fertility · implantation
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- pregnancy termsfirst trimester, second trimester, third trimester, nine months, full term
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
- parenthoodbaby, newborn, pregnancy, birth, childbirth
conceptiondeath
Cessation of life
abortion · end of life · miscarriage · stillbirth · termination
conceptionexecution
Completing a planned task
implementation · realization · actualization · completion · fulfillment
conceptionmisconception
Erroneous belief or understanding
misunderstanding · misapprehension · fallacy · delusion · ignorance
- natural conceptionPregnancy achieved without fertility treatment
- life begins at conception
- immaculate conceptionFlawless origin or beginning
- assisted conceptionMedical help to reproduce
- artist's conceptionIllustrator's imaginative depiction