妊婦(にんぷ)

A neutral, standard term for a pregnant woman used across medical, administrative, and everyday contexts. When referring to a specific pregnant woman politely, 妊婦(にんぷ)さん is the usual form.

Common collocations

• 妊婦(にんぷ)健診(けんしん): prenatal checkup
• 妊婦(にんぷ)検診(けんしん): prenatal screening
• 妊婦(にんぷ)さん: pregnant woman (polite address)
• 妊婦(にんぷ)向(む)け: for pregnant women
• 妊婦(にんぷ)体操(たいそう): maternity exercises

Similar words

• 妊娠中(にんしんちゅう): during pregnancy — describes the state rather than the person
• 産婦(さんぷ): woman who has just given birth — the postpartum counterpart
• マタニティ: maternity — loanword used mainly for products and services (マタニティウェア, etc.)

Forms

妊(にん) (pregnancy) + 婦(ぷ) (woman)