Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gestational

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
ges-ta-tion-al
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to gestation.

adj

Of a person or animal: pregnant

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin gestāre Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin gestātiōlbor. English gestation English -al English gestational From gestation + -al.

Derived Forms

gestationally midgestational multigestational nongestational perigestational pregestational progestational pseudogestational

Phrases

gestational diabetes gestational sac

Synonyms

gestatory gestative

Questions

What does gestational mean?
Of or pertaining to gestation.
Where does gestational come from?
Etymology tree Latin gestāre Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin gestātiōlbor. English gestation English -al English gestational From gestation + -al.

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