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gestation noun ( BABY )
/dʒesˈteɪ.ʃən/ n [U] Definition
specialized (the period of) the development of a child or young animal while it is still inside its mother's body
The baby was born prematurely at 28 weeks gestation.
The period of gestation of rats is 21 days.
gestate verb
/dʒesˈteɪt/ v [I] (Definition of gestation noun (BABY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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