The word incubation and similar (from the Latin incubare, "to lie upon") may refer to: Science A neonatal incubator, device used to care for premature babies in a Neonatal intensive-care unit. Avian incubation, sitting on or brooding bird's eggs in order to hatch them Incubation period, a medical term for the time between being exposed to infection and showing first symptoms Incubate (festival), an annual independent culture festival in Tilburg, The Netherlands Incubation (psychology), the pro… (More on Incubate)