parturient

Definition of parturientnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parturient
Adjective
  • The $1,500 can be used on food, prenatal care, rent, cribs or other needs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • The remaining providers are stretched thin, and patients are traveling farther for care — often delaying prenatal visits or arriving in labor without adequate support.
    Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams, STAT, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • While most recover, some — particularly young babies, pregnant people and those with weak immune systems — are at higher risk of developing dangerous complications such as pneumonia, brain swelling, blindness or even death.
    Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • While most recover, some — including young babies, pregnant people and those with weak immune systems — are at higher risk of developing dangerous complications like pneumonia, brain swelling, blindness or even dying.
    Devi Shastri, Fortune, 20 June 2026
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
Adjective
  • In pictures, Taylor Parker looked like a happy expectant mom with her boyfriend Wade Griffin.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • That means there are precautions that expectant fathers can take that don’t involve testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).
    Keith Wagstaff, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • In her 2023 book, Dear Future Mama, Trainor detailed her rocky pregnancy, which included blood clots, blistering nipples and a gestational diabetes diagnosis.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • Asian Americans develop gestational diabetes at notably high rates, but even among communities of Asian descent, that risk is little known, experts told me.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
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“Parturient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parturient. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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