child ‧ bear ‧ ing /ˈtʃaɪldˌbeərɪŋ $ -ˌber-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . the process of being ↑ pregnant and giving birth to children:
the trend towards later marriage and childbearing
2 . childbearing age/years if a woman is of childbearing age or in her childbearing years, she is of an age when it is physically possible for her to have babies