mother-to-be en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *mōdēr Proto-West Germanic *mōder Old English mōdor Middle English moder English mother English -to-be English mother-to-be From mother + -to-be.
Meanings
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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.
2000, Allison England, Aromatherapy and Massage for Mother and Baby, Healing Arts Press, published 2000, →ISBN, page 52:
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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.
2010, Amie Klempnauer Miller, She Looks Just Like You: A Memoir of (Nonbiological Lesbian) Motherhood, Beacon Press, published 2010, →ISBN, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mothers-to-be | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mother to be | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
father-to-be · be mother · parent-to-be
Translations (18)
ru бу́дущая мать (pregnant woman) · ja 妊婦 (pregnant woman) · hu kismama (pregnant woman) · fr future mère (pregnant woman) · ko 임산부 (pregnant woman) · ko 임신부 (pregnant woman) · pt futura mãe (pregnant woman) · fi tuleva äiti (pregnant woman) · ja 孕婦 (pregnant woman) · ko 임부 (pregnant woman) · sl nosečnica (pregnant woman) · cmn 準媽媽 /准妈妈 (pregnant woman) · cmn 孕婦 /孕妇 (pregnant woman) · ru бере́менная же́нщина (pregnant woman) · de werdende Mutter (pregnant woman) · eu amagai (pregnant woman) · ms bakal ibu (pregnant woman) · ko 잉부 (pregnant woman)