"childing" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-childing.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From late Middle English childing (“pregnant”), from childen (“to give birth to a child”) + -ing, -inge (suffix forming the present participles of verbs, which were often used as adjectives); equivalent to child (verb) + -ing (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having a specified characteristic, nature, or quality’, and forming the present participles of verbs). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|childing|t=pregnant}} Middle English childing (“pregnant”), {{sup|2}} ², {{m|enm|childen|t=to give birth to a child}} childen (“to give birth to a child”), {{m|enm|-ing}} -ing, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|present}} present, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{m|enm|-inge|pos=suffix forming the present participles of verbs, which were often used as adjectives}} -inge (suffix forming the present participles of verbs, which were often used as adjectives), {{suf|en|child|ing|id2=participial|pos1=verb|pos2=suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having a specified characteristic, nature, or quality’, and forming the present participles of verbs}} child (verb) + -ing (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having a specified characteristic, nature, or quality’, and forming the present participles of verbs) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} childing (not comparable)
  1. (archaic)
    Able to bear children; fertile; also, pregnant, or in the process of childbirth, or having just given birth to a child.
    Tags: archaic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Babies Synonyms: fecund, fruitful, in delivery, in labour, postnatal (english: one sense), postpartal, postpartum, post-partural
    Sense id: en-childing-en-adj-UKZeJPBM Disambiguation of Babies: 57 13 0 9 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 30 1 11 35
  2. (archaic)
    (horticulture) Of a flowering plant: producing younger florets around an older flower.
    Tags: archaic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Horticulture
    Sense id: en-childing-en-adj-KTH6Cip~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 30 1 11 35 Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
  3. (obsolete, figuratively) Fruitful; productive. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-childing-en-adj-YhSwK3SH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-childing.wav [Southern-England]
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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gel-}}, {{inh|en|enm|childing}} Middle English childing, {{m|enm|childinge}} childinge, {{nb...|childeng, childenge, childingue, childinke, childyng, childynge, chilting, chiltting, chiltyng, chyldinge, chyldyng, chyldynge, shilding, shyldyng|otherforms=1}} [and other forms], {{m|enm|childen|t=to give birth to a child}} childen (“to give birth to a child”), {{m|enm|-ing}} -ing, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|gerund}} gerund, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{m|enm|-inge|pos=suffix forming gerunds from verbs}} -inge (suffix forming gerunds from verbs), {{af|en|child|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} child + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} childing (uncountable)
  1. (archaic) gerund of child: the act or process of childbearing or childbirth. Tags: archaic, form-of, gerund, uncountable Form of: child (extra: the act or process of childbearing or childbirth) Synonyms: delivery, parturition
    Sense id: en-childing-en-noun-AKf9wE30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 30 1 11 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-childing.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From late Middle English childing (“pregnant”), from childen (“to give birth to a child”) + -ing, -inge (suffix forming the present participles of verbs, which were often used as adjectives); equivalent to child (verb) + -ing (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having a specified characteristic, nature, or quality’, and forming the present participles of verbs). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|childing|t=pregnant}} Middle English childing (“pregnant”), {{sup|2}} ², {{m|enm|childen|t=to give birth to a child}} childen (“to give birth to a child”), {{m|enm|-ing}} -ing, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|present}} present, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{m|enm|-inge|pos=suffix forming the present participles of verbs, which were often used as adjectives}} -inge (suffix forming the present participles of verbs, which were often used as adjectives), {{suf|en|child|ing|id2=participial|pos1=verb|pos2=suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having a specified characteristic, nature, or quality’, and forming the present participles of verbs}} child (verb) + -ing (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having a specified characteristic, nature, or quality’, and forming the present participles of verbs) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} childing
  1. present participle and gerund of child Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: child
    Sense id: en-childing-en-verb-1NST2kMT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 30 1 11 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 23 23 4 12 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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