gestation period gestational age • gestative · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · gestation period · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans). Synonyms: gestation, gestation period. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · gestation · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074