n. [ L. gestatio a bearing, carrying, fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr. gerere, gestum, to bear: cf. F. gestation. See Gest deed, Jest. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments). [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
[とつきとおか, totsukitooka](n) (1) babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; (2) normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)[Add to Longdo]