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妊産婦 (にんさんぷ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
expectant and nursing mothers
A compound term used in medical, legal, and social welfare contexts to refer collectively to pregnant women and women who have recently given birth and are breastfeeding.
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The city offers nutritional counseling for expectant and nursing mothers.
Kanji 産 products, bear, give birth Similar words 妊にん 婦ぷ 妊婦 refers specifically to a pregnant woman, while 妊産婦 includes both pregnant women and those who have recently given birth and are nursing.
産さん 婦ぷ 産婦 refers to a woman who has recently given birth, but 妊産婦 is a broader term covering both pregnancy and the postpartum/nursing period.
Etymology Compound of 妊 (にん, 'pregnancy'), 産 (さん, 'childbirth'), and 婦 (ふ, 'woman'). The reading にんさんぷ is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of each kanji.
