The act of conceiving.
An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
The state of being conceived; the beginning.
The start of pregnancy.
The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
The act of promoting or encouraging something.
The act of caring for another human being or animal.
The condition of being the foster child.