parturient

adjective

Definition of parturientnext
as in prenatal

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  1. prenatal
  2. pregnant
  3. gravid
  4. expectant
  5. gestational
Adjective
  • Cooper's case and others against former prenatal care coordination company owners and associates come after a 2022 Journal Sentinel investigation into the industry.
    — Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026
  • His mom, Adrienne Mueller, remembers receiving the devastating news during a routine prenatal appointment at 20 weeks pregnant.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of prenatal
Adjective
  • Jula married within the Roma community, has had two children and is pregnant with an unwanted third.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • Like Tubbs, Ferguson was new to the city, having only recently settled there after the better part of a year spent hitching trains with his pregnant girlfriend.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of pregnant
Adjective
  • About a year after infection, a fully mature, gravid female worm migrates to the skin, usually in the lower extremities.
    — Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
Definition of gravid
Adjective
  • Laura’s husband lay on the bed as the rival stood next to it, expectant.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Portugal has disappointed an expectant nation by losing 1-0 to Lamine Yamal’s Spain on Monday night in the last 16 despite being one of the favorites.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of expectant
Adjective
  • The following week she was diagnosed with gestational hypertension.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • By 2022, thanks to strong advocacy, the laws around gestational surrogacy had changed, and Cohen was able to welcome his daughter in New York.
    — Morgan Mouchette, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of gestational
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