childbearing
noun, adjective
childbearing is spelled C-H-I-L-D-B-E-A-R-I-N-G: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, childbearing means “The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of childbearing is childbearings.
How many letters and syllables are in childbearing?
| Letters | 12: C-H-I-L-D-B-E-A-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is childbearing?
Childbearing appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce childbearing?
- US
Childbearing has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-childbearing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with childbearing
Also written: child-bearing (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of childbearing
- childbearings plural
- child-bearing
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does childbearing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition.
women of childbearing age
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth.
- 2
informalOf a woman's hips, attractively wide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Childbearing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | embarazo |
| German | gebärfreudig |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does childbearing come from?
From Middle English childberyng, childbering, chyldberynge, child berynge. By surface analysis, child + bearing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).