Word: quickening
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: qui
cke
ning
Definition: The first noticable movements of a foetus during pregnancy, or the period when this occurs.
Morphemes:
Affix: quick
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.