childing
Noun
- gerund of child: the act or process of childbearing or childbirth.
Adj
- Able to bear children; fertile; also, pregnant, or in the process of childbirth, or having just given birth to a child.
- Of a flowering plant: producing younger florets around an older flower.
- Fruitful; productive.
Verb
- present participle and gerund of child
Adjective
- Pregnant or producing children.
Examples
- The board was CHILDING with potential high-scoring words.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English childing, childinge [and other forms], from childen (“to give birth to a child”) + -ing, -inge (suffix forming gerunds from verbs). Equivalent to child + -ing.
Synonyms
delivery, fecund, fruitful, in delivery, in labour, parturition, post-partural, postnatal, postpartal, postpartum
Scrabble Score: 15
childing: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordchilding: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
childing: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary