FULL TERM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent

Example:

a healthy baby born at full term

Synonyms:

full term; term

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("full term" is a kind of...):

point; point in time (an instant of time)

Holonyms ("full term" is a part of...):

gestation; gestation period (the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans))