n. 妊娠, 妊娠期, 孕育, 酝酿

[医] 妊娠, [受]孕

Gestation \Ges*ta"tion\, n. [L. gestatio a bearing, carrying,
fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr. gerere, gestum, to
bear: cf. F. gestation. See {Gest} deed, {Jest}.]
1. The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments). [Obs.]

2. The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to
delivery; pregnancy.

3. Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on
horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his
own powers; passive exercise. --Dunglison.