hapu
9.9
The time when a woman is carrying a baby before birth
- noun
- New Zealand
:
embarazo
- She announced her hapu to her family with great excitement.
Examples
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The clinic provides support for women during hapu, including antenatal classes and checkups.
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Many cultures have special traditions to celebrate a woman's hapu.
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She is in her second hapu.
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Many cultures celebrate a woman's hapu with rituals.
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The clinic provides support for women during hapu, including antenatal classes and checkups.
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She announced her hapu to her family with great excitement.
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Many cultures have special traditions to celebrate a woman's hapu.
Synonyms
pregnancy
vshapu
592
1.3
The time when a person carries a growing baby before birth
is a broader term that can include the earlier embryo stage
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word hapu comes from Māori and names the state of 'being pregnant'. So when people talk about a woman's hapu, they mean the time she is expecting a baby.