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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Like when water breaks through a leaky roof. Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Work Birth Poehler’s girlboss corporate manager insists on closing a big deal for the firm while nine months pregnant, switching rapidly between business mode and childbirth mode when her water breaks. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025 The Mayo Clinic says, when a woman’s water breaks before labor begins, it is called prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM)—previously known as premature rupture of membranes. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025 A lot of treats' In one memorably powerful scene, Sweeney's pregnant Margret is alone in the family's hut when her water breaks. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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