(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

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

present 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.

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