childing

English

Etymology

child +‎ -ing

Adjective

childing (not comparable)

Bearing children; productive; fruitful.
- c. 1595–1596, Shakespeare, William, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 2, scene 1, lines 111–113:
  The spring, the summer, / The childing autumn, angry winter change / Their wonted liveries

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