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Waters

wa·ters

UK/ˈwɔːtəz/ US/ˈwɔtɚz/ common

noun

1.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

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2.

the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

  • “before a woman gives birth her waters break”
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Origin

From the given name Walter + the patronymic suffix -s.

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