Confidence votes 261. The gestation period of a human, from time of conception to birth is approximately 9 months (266 days/38 Weeks). 9.5 months is calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period (280 days/40 Weeks). most full-term babies will come between 37-42 weeks.
Definition of 'embarrassment of riches'. embarrassment of riches. phrase. If you say that someone has an embarrassment of riches, you mean that they have so many good things that these things are a problem. The art gallery's problem is an embarrassment of riches, with nowhere to put most of them. embarrassment.
Embarrassment can be personal, caused by unwanted attention to private matters or personal flaws or mishaps.Some causes of embarrassment stem from personal actions, such as being caught in a lie or in making a mistake, losing badly in a competition, or being caught performing bodily functions such as flatulence.emin & Manstead (1982) demonstrated social functions of embarrassment whereby the perpetrator of knocking over a sales display (the âbad actâ) was deemed more likable by others if he/she appeared embarrassed than if he/she appeared unconcerned â regardless of restitution behaviour (rebuilding the display).