ges·ta·tion 
/ʤɛˈsteɪʃən/ noun
/ʤɛˈsteɪʃən/ noun [noncount] 1 : the time when a person or animal is developing inside its mother before it is born ; also : the process of development that happens during this time
▪ in the last weeks of gestation [=pregnancy] 2 : the process by which something (such as an idea) forms and develops
▪ the gestation of new ideas ▪ The book has been in gestation for a long time.
▪ in the last weeks of gestation [=pregnancy]
▪ the gestation of new ideas ▪ The book has been in gestation for a long time.
