childbearing
noun
ˈtʃaɪldˌbeərɪŋ
noun
1
the
process
of
being
PREGNANT
and
giving
birth
to
children
生育
the
trend
towards
later
marriage
and
childbearing
晚婚晚育的趋势
2
childbearing age/years
if
a
woman
is
of
childbearing
age
or
in
her
childbearing
years,
she
is
of
an
age
when
it
is
physically
possible
for
her
to
have
babies
生育年龄