conceptionmoon
n.— «A 2006 survey on BabyCenter.com, a Web site for new parents, showed that three quarters of 1,052 participants had taken “conceptionmoons,” or baby-making junkets, and 40 percent of those had been successful.» —“Getaways to Coddle New Mothers (or Just Inspire Some)” by Tina Kelley in Chatham, New Jersey New York Times Jan. 14, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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