mother-to-be

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mother-to-be

noun mothers-to-be · mother to be

  1. A pregnant woman, especially one expecting her first child. The ideal position for a back massage for the mother-to-be is to sit astride a chair supported by cushions.
  2. A woman whose partner is pregnant. I don't know how other lesbian, nonbiological mothers-to-be, who tried to get pregnant and could not, might experience their partners' pregnancy.

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noun pregnant woman

한국어임부 imbu, 잉부 ingbu, 임산부 imsanbu, 임신부 imsinbu
日本語妊婦 ninpu, 孕婦 yōfu
中文準媽媽 /准妈妈 zhǔnmāma, 孕婦 /孕妇 yùnfù
Portuguêsfutura mãe
Françaisfuture mère
Deutschwerdende Mutter
Русскийбу́дущая мать búduščaja matʹ, бере́менная же́нщина berémennaja žénščina

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@misc{mother_to_be_2026,
  title = {mother-to-be},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mother-to-be},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}