childing

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childing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Child \Child\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Childed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Childing.]
     To give birth; to produce young.
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           This queen Genissa childing died.        --Warner.
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           It chanced within two days they childed both.
                                                    --Latimer.
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  Childing \Child"ing\, a. [See Child, v. i.]
     Bearing Children; (Fig.) productive; fruitful. [R.] --Shak.
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