expectant mother

noun

: a woman who is pregnant

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Dashcam video shows Shelby pulling up behind a black Chevrolet Camaro parked on the shoulder with its passenger door wide open and the expectant mother sitting in the front seat. Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025 In addition, personal notes to the expectant mother and baby on the way were given to Andrea Fowler of The Calligraphy Nerd, who rewrote them into a limited edition keepsake book of Grimm’s Fairy Tales as a memento for the family. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 At least three shootings across Mississippi this weekend, all apparently connected to high school football games, left several people dead, including an expectant mother, and others injured. Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025 For instance, an expectant mother going into labor requires more immediate intervention than the person who comes in presenting flu-like symptoms. Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Lauren is photographed next to Knowles, 71, who touches the expectant mother’s pregnant belly as her mouth remains agape. Kayla Grant, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Expectant mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expectant%20mother. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.

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