- Childing
- Childing Child"ing, a. [See {Child}, v. i.] Bearing Children; (Fig.) productive; fruitful. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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Childing
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childing — [chīl′diŋ΄] adj. [ME < childen, to bear a child] Archaic 1. bearing a child; pregnant 2. bearing a cluster of newer blossoms around an older blossom … English World dictionary
Childing — Child Child, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Childed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Childing}.] To give birth; to produce young. [1913 Webster] This queen Genissa childing died. Warner. [1913 Webster] It chanced within two days they childed both. Latimer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
childing — /chuyl ding/, adj. Archaic. bearing children; pregnant. [1250 1300; ME; see CHILD, ING2] * * * … Universalium
childing — child·ing … English syllables
childing — ˈchīldiŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of child (II) 1. : bearing children or young : pregnant, parturient 2 … Useful english dictionary
childing-woman — a breeding woman. North … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
childing pink — noun : an annual pink (Dianthus prolifer) naturalized from Europe with small flowers in terminal bracted heads … Useful english dictionary
Child — Child, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Childed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Childing}.] To give birth; to produce young. [1913 Webster] This queen Genissa childing died. Warner. [1913 Webster] It chanced within two days they childed both. Latimer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Childed — Child Child, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Childed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Childing}.] To give birth; to produce young. [1913 Webster] This queen Genissa childing died. Warner. [1913 Webster] It chanced within two days they childed both. Latimer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oberon — For other uses, see Oberon (disambiguation). The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1846), by Sir Joseph Paton Oberon (also spelled Auberon) is a fairy king of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in … Wikipedia
