the process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"

the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus

the act of accelerating; increasing the speed[syn: acceleration ][ant: deceleration ]

(Physiol.) The first motion of the fetus in the womb felt by the mother, occurring usually about the middle of the term of pregnancy. It has been popularly supposed to be due to the fetus becoming possessed of independent life.

adjective

animating , enlivening , rousing , vitalizing , vivifying