gestated
Developed before birth
Gestated is the past tense of gestate, meaning to carry developing offspring in the womb during pregnancy: She gestated twins for thirty-seven weeks.
Figuratively, ideas or plans gestate when they develop slowly before emerging: The novel gestated for years before he finally wrote it.
Formation of an idea
- embryoOrganism before birth
- fetusGestating offspring
- wombFetal development organ
- trimesterThirteen-week span
prenatal · antenatal · ultrasound · placenta · amniotic · expecting · maternity · obstetrics
Originated in thought
- developedGrew or advanced
- formulatedCreated through methodical planning
- brainchildOriginal idea one conceived
- envisionedMentally pictured beforehand
conceptualized · devised · hatched · crafted · cultivated · nurtured · dreamed up · thought up
conception
Formation of an idea
trimester · prenatal · antenatal · ultrasound · placenta · amniotic · expecting · maternity · obstetrics · midwife
conceived
Originated in thought
- developedGrew or advanced
- formulatedCreated through methodical planning
- brainchildOriginal idea one conceived
envisioned · conceptualized · devised · hatched · crafted · cultivated · nurtured · dreamed up · thought up · originated
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
- embryoOrganism before birth
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
warmth · hatch · incubator · brood · clutch · breeding · nurture · hatching · sitting · nesting
gestatedaborted
Ended before completion
terminated · miscarried · stillborn · delivered · birthed
- gestational ageTime since conception began
- gestation periodPregnancy's full length
- gestational diabetesGlucose intolerance during pregnancy
- gestational carrierPerson carrying another's pregnancy
- gestational surrogacyBearing another couple's embryo
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