n.
Pronunciation: je- ' st ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin gestation-, gestatio, from gestare to bear, frequentative of gerere to bear
Date: 1615
1 : the carrying of young in the uterus : PREGNANCY
2 : conception and development especially in the mind
– ges · ta · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective