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childbearing

[chahyld-bair-ing] / ˈtʃaɪldˌbɛər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
able to have children
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It estimates the average number of children a woman would have if she lived through her childbearing years experiencing current rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Must we really dwell, ladies, on the downsides of heterosexual dating, marriage, childbearing, and domestic labor as though they are issues of life and death?

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Although I was certainly satisfied with the breast milk I was able to provide, I do wish I had known about D-MER during the childbearing process.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2026

They vowed at a key economic policy meeting in December to "advocate positive views on marriage and childbearing, and strive to stabilise the number of new births" in 2026, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

At the same Tipping Point, the rates of childbearing for teenaged girls — which barely move at all up to that point — nearly double.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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