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full-term

full-term

4 3.7
A baby born after about 37 to 42 weeks of pregnancy
  • adjective
  • /fʊl tɜrm/
translation icon : a término completo
  • I told him I'm almost full-term and I have very few weeks left.
  • full-term infants
  • full-term babies

So this child who was totally premature, didn't make any noise upon birth is now a full term healthy winged baby that's giggling.

Examples

  • Levels of parental stress and parental competence were compared separately for mothers and fathers between parents of full-term and preterm babies.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The pharmacist's wife found Alice, and both of them came up and helped deliver a healthy, full-term baby.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • What is wrong with a woman carrying the child full term, then giving the child up for adoption after birth?

    Blog text (23)

  • Children who were born prematurely and those who were carried to full term can be diagnosed with the condition.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Like Michael Flanagan, they were full-term babies.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • If you're full term and your body fails to expel your baby, you need help.

    Blog text (19)

  • To assess this, the current study included a comparison group of parents of full-term infants.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Fifty-four of the subjects were full-term babies; 6 had been premature.

    Academic text (1990)

  • A nonmatched comparison group of Hebrew-speaking parents of full-term infants born in the same hospitals was also recruited.

    Academic text (2008)

  • I gave birth to my beautiful daughter, Lily Grace, after a full-term pregnancy.

Antonyms

premature
40 4.2

Born too early during pregnancy

preterm
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Born earlier than the usual time of pregnancy, before 37 weeks

How Mature

full-term
4 3.7
preterm
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Surface Forms

full-term positive

Morphology

full-term = full + term (transparent) = full + term

Meaning is directly derived from 'full' (complete) + 'term' (period), indicating the complete normal duration of pregnancy.

Etymology

Full-term is simply full + term, where full means 'complete' and term means 'a fixed time or end'. So a full-term baby is one who has reached the complete time for normal development before birth.