full-term

adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˌtərm

: retained in the uterus for the normal period of gestation before birth

a full-term newborn

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This week, the Senate will consider the cabinet nominations of a Kennedy scion who has previously endorsed full-term abortions and of a surrogate for Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign. —

Philip Klein, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025 The trajectory of her life was far less certain than for a full-term infant who went straight home after delivery. —

Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 This time, doctors were uncertain if Grinham’s left side would be able to hold the weight of her baby and believed part of the problem of carrying to full-term pregnancy was because of her left side’s propensity to collapse. —

Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024 The new law adds restrictions for women coming to ERs with miscarriages, and can also complicate care for people delivering full-term babies. —

Susan Rinkunas, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for full-term