gestation
French, noun/ʒɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/
gestation is spelled G-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written French, the 19,241st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gestation is a French feminine noun meaning “gestation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État d’une femme enceinte ou d’une femelle mammifère gravide ; temps que dure cet état”.
What does gestation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegestation
gestation pour autrui
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État d’une femme enceinte ou d’une femelle mammifère gravide ; temps que dure cet état. 2. Fait de porter en soi une idée ou un projet. 3. État d’un individu qui est porté. 4. Ancienne cure romaine qui consistait à balader un malade en litière ou en bateau, afin de donner au corps du mouvement et de la secousse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gestation
- gestations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gestation?
- /ʒɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/
- \ʒɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gestation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gestation in French?
gestation appears 2.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).