(intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery. / (by extension, intransitive) To develop an idea.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gestate

simple past tense and past participle of gestate

The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born. / The process of development of a plan or idea.

Of or pertaining to gestation. / Of a person or animal: pregnant

present participle of gestate

plural of gestation

One who gestates.

plural of gestator

the average interval between fertilization and birth of a mammal; ranges from 13 days for the opossum to 626 days for the Indian elephant