conception

noun
UK /kənˈsepʃən/
US /kənˈsepʃən/

A conception is the idea or picture you make in your mind about something.

Her conception of a perfect birthday party included balloons and cake.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The moment when a baby starts to grow inside its mother.

The baby's conception happened in the spring.

3. The act of creating or starting something new, like a plan or a work of art.

The conception of the new park took many months of planning.

4. The way someone understands or thinks about an idea.

He has a strange conception of what friendship means.