â¢ CHILDBEARING (noun). The noun CHILDBEARING has 1 sense: 1. the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child. Familiarity information: CHILDBEARING used as a noun is very rare.
Life of Saint Francis Saint Francis was born in Assisi (Italy) in 1182. After squandering his youth away in having excessive fun, he converted, renounced his inheritance, and he offered himself totally to God.
The founder of the Order of Friars Minor known as the Franciscans, St. Francis was born at Assisi in Umbria in 1181 A.D. His mother named him Giovanni after St. John the Baptist.