procreative
Concerning offspring production
Procreative relates to reproduction or the begetting of offspring.
The word appears in discussions of sexuality, biology, and ethics: procreative sex, procreative rights, procreative technology.
Religious and legal debates often distinguish procreative purposes from other aspects of sexuality.
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- inseminationIntroducing sperm for conception
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
embryo · fetus · zygote · gamete · sperm · ovum · egg · meiosis
Act of spreading widely
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
genesis · begetting · siring · proliferation · fecundity · fertility · offspring · progeny
State of being pregnant
- paternityMale parent status
- maternalOf or like mothers
- paternalOf or from father
- parentalOf mothers and fathers
nurturing · gestation · incubation · birth · natal · prenatal · postnatal · brood
Age-defined peer group
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- perpetuationMaking something endure
- successionFollowing in order
- legacyWhat's passed down
bloodline · ancestry · genealogy · family · kinship · dynasty · posterity · heirs
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- inseminationIntroducing sperm for conception
gestation · embryo · fetus · zygote · gamete · sperm · ovum · egg · meiosis · implantation
propagation
Act of spreading widely
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
spawning · genesis · begetting · siring · proliferation · fecundity · fertility · offspring · progeny · descendants
maternity
State of being pregnant
parental · nurturing · gestation · incubation · birth · natal · prenatal · postnatal · brood · litter
generation
Age-defined peer group
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- perpetuationMaking something endure
- successionFollowing in order
legacy · bloodline · ancestry · genealogy · family · kinship · dynasty · posterity · heirs · issue
procreativesterile
Free from microorganisms
barren · infertile · unfruitful · fruitless · impotent
procreativecontraceptive
Pregnancy prevention method
nonreproductive · recreational · celibate · abstinent · pleasure-seeking