childing

Meanings

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

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

Antonyms

barren, infertile

Scrabble Score: 15

childing is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
childing is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
childing is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

childing is a valid Words With Friends word