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Definition of childing in English: childingnoun ˈtʃʌɪldɪŋ archaic The act of giving birth to a child; childbearing, parturition, delivery.
adjective ˈtʃʌɪldɪŋ 1That bears or is capable of bearing a child or children; pregnant; in labour; recently delivered of a child. Now archaic or in historical contexts. 2Horticulture. Designating plants which produce younger or smaller florets around an older blossom (regarded as the parent); as "childing daisy", "childing pink", etc. Now chiefly historical.
Origin Middle English. Probably partly from (i) child + -ing
late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From child + -ing. Definition of childing in US English: childingnounˈtʃʌɪldɪŋ archaic The act of giving birth to a child; childbearing, parturition, delivery.
adjectiveˈtʃʌɪldɪŋ 1That bears or is capable of bearing a child or children; pregnant; in labour; recently delivered of a child. Now archaic or in historical contexts. 2Horticulture. Designating plants which produce younger or smaller florets around an older blossom (regarded as the parent); as "childing daisy", "childing pink", etc. Now chiefly historical.
Origin Middle English. Probably partly from (i) child + -ing<br>late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From child + -ing. |