gestate

/d‍ʒɪstˈe‍ɪt/

/ˈdʒɛsˌteɪt/

to gestate

MAIN VERB

to carry a developing embryo or fetus inside the uterus of a female mammal until it is ready to be born

synonyms : bear

have the idea for

synonyms : conceive

Examples

1. Although not quite as long a pregnancy as an elephant, babies still gestate for 15 to 16 months.

2. Nobody is gestating them.

3. The embryo will gestate into a baby in just 24 hours within the artificial womb.

4. Giraffes and rhinos gestate for about fifteen months and elephants are pregnant for nearly two years!