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childbearing

noun
🔊/ˈtʃaɪldbeərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈtʃaɪldberɪŋ/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the process of giving birth to children分娩；生孩子
    • women of childbearing age育龄妇女
    • Some women defer childbearing in favour of a career.一些妇女推迟生育以求职。
    Topics Life stagesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryChildbearing is used before these nouns:
    • age
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