quickening

nouns

the process of showing signs of life
"the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"
quickening
is a type of (narrower)
a process occurring in living organisms
biological process, organic process
the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
quickening
is derived from
quicken
is a part of
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
gestation, maternity, pregnancy
is a type of (narrower)
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
"a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
degree, level, point, stage
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
acceleration, quickening, speedup
is derived from
quicken