| 单词 | expectant parent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasexpectant parent b. Expecting the birth of one's child, as expectant mother, expectant father, expectant parent, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > [noun] > woman pregnant1654 expectant mother1806 primigravida1884 multigravida1890 mother-to-be1899 secundigravida1903 parturient1955 primigravid1981 the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > [noun] > woman > father expectant father1806 1806 La Belle Assemblée Aug. 362/1 Ask the expectant father what must be his sensations in such a situation? 1809 J. West Mother i. 16 Nature wisely bids Th' expectant mother to the quiet haunts Of ease and privacy. 1882 R. K. Douglas China iv. 87 The expectant mother's next desire is to discover of what sex her child will be. 1911 V. M. Clifton Pilgrims Isles Penance xvii. 174 During the time of pregnancy, both the expectant parents do no work, but visit about and feast with their friends. 1976 New Scientist 5 Aug. 298/1 She..is recruiting groups of expectant mums, to meet regularly near London. 2013 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 10 Nov. 42 There are countless times when expectant mothers arrange for a home birth, only to be called into the hospital because a midwife isn't available. < as lemmas |
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