water breaks

idiom

US
used to describe what happens when fluid suddenly comes from a pregnant woman's body because her baby will be born soon
Her water broke early.

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Between filming — and sparkling water breaks — Idris filled his time asking questions. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 June 2025 Prior to the merger of the American Football League and the NFL, several coaches actually conducted these devastating and demanding sessions without water breaks. Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 As for whether the prey species got close to the meat-eating dinosaurs during their water breaks? Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025 Similarly, if a patient’s water breaks well before viability, opening certain likelihood of infection, her hospital can treat the patient. Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for water breaks

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“Water breaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20breaks. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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