PARTURIENT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

parturient

adjective

Definition of parturient

as in prenatal

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Adjective

These workers regularly visited pregnant women’s homes, explained the warning signs of complications and urged them to attend prenatal appointments, often escorting them there.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
In 2024, one in four women didn't receive prenatal care during their first trimester, the report says.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of prenatal

Adjective

Count these exercises toward your 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity physical activity, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends for pregnant women.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
Medicaid was meant to provide health care to the vulnerable — a pregnant mother, a disabled father, a poor child — but the most common new enrollee of the past decade has been an able-bodied adult.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of pregnant

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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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