parturient

adjective

Definition of parturientnext
as in prenatal

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  1. prenatal
  2. pregnant
  3. gravid
  4. expectant
  5. gestational
Adjective
  • Victoria Gioia, who cofounded the stage-specific prenatal vitamin line Perelel, agreed.
    — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • No one blinks at a pregnant Sarah constantly running through hails of gunfire — sans prenatal vitamins or a home.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of prenatal
Adjective
  • Letting mental health conditions go untreated is a risk to both the pregnant parent and the baby, Diaz Stransky said.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Children and pregnant women are paying the price for climate breakdown with their health.
    — Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 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
  • The Call Her Daddy host, who is pregnant with her first child, has been clearing out other expectant moms' baby registries on social media.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Several of their fellow WWE superstars, including Alexa Bliss, Damien Priest, Liv Morgan, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, LA Knight and Iyo Sky also showed up to support the expectant parents on their special day.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of expectant
Adjective
  • The team supports and has always supported the gestational carrier’s right to make medical decisions for herself and for her bodily autonomy.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Alaska choice-of-law provision of the parties' gestational agreement does not apply to those questions.
    — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of gestational
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“Parturient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parturient. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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