Definitions
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- adjective with "years" or "age" Pertaining to the time between
puberty andmenopause when a woman is able to bear children.
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Examples
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About 50,000 women of child-bearing age die each year — from all causes combined.
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She very nearly lured me away from Psychology, but then decided she had better things to do with her life (amateur dramatics, child-bearing, that kind of thing).
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Thankfully, as a result of pressure from Oceana, the Spanish government recently issued a formal health warning to women of child-bearing age and to children regarding unsafe levels of mercury in swordfish, bluefin tuna, and two species of sharks often eaten in our country.
María Eugenia Girón: A Win for Seafood Safety in Spain María Eugenia Girón 2011
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As well, they may only think of birth control in terms of pregnancy prevention and since they may be dating women beyond child-bearing years they are not thinking outside this concept.
Sari Eckler Cooper: Surviving Divorce: 7 Dos and Don'ts; an Addendum Sari Eckler Cooper 2011
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Thankfully, as a result of pressure from Oceana, the Spanish government recently issued a formal health warning to women of child-bearing age and to children regarding unsafe levels of mercury in swordfish, bluefin tuna, and two species of sharks often eaten in our country.
María Eugenia Girón: A Win for Seafood Safety in Spain María Eugenia Girón 2011
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Thankfully, as a result of pressure from Oceana, the Spanish government recently issued a formal health warning to women of child-bearing age and to children regarding unsafe levels of mercury in swordfish, bluefin tuna, and two species of sharks often eaten in our country.
MarÃa Eugenia Girón: A Win for Seafood Safety in Spain MarÃa Eugenia Girón 2011
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That refers to the proportionately large youthful population of Muslims who will soon enter the child-bearing phase of their lives.
Study: Muslims to Make Up Fourth of World's Population by 2030 2011
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We quickly killed anyone past child-bearing age, of extreme religious persuasion, and let the prostitute, single mother, and teenage boy who believed in abortion to survive.
Goat is Good for the Soul KateG 2009
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Thankfully, as a result of pressure from Oceana, the Spanish government recently issued a formal health warning to women of child-bearing age and to children regarding unsafe levels of mercury in swordfish, bluefin tuna, and two species of sharks often eaten in our country.
María Eugenia Girón: A Win for Seafood Safety in Spain María Eugenia Girón 2011
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As well, they may only think of birth control in terms of pregnancy prevention and since they may be dating women beyond child-bearing years they are not thinking outside this concept.
Sari Eckler Cooper: Surviving Divorce: 7 Dos and Don'ts; an Addendum Sari Eckler Cooper 2011
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