# childbearing

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #45,839

## Definitions
1. The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition.

## Etymology
From Middle English childberyng, childbering, chyldberynge, child berynge. By surface analysis, child + bearing.

## Common misspellings (19)
`cchildbearing`, `chhildbearing`, `chidlbearing`, `chilbdearing`, `childbaering`, `childbbearing`, `childbeairng`, `childbearign`, `childbearingg`, `childbearinng`, `childbearnig`, `childbearring`, `childberaing`, `childdbearing`, `childebaring`, `chilldbearing`, `chlidbearing`, `cihldbearing`, `hcildbearing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/childbearing