Whānau
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Whānau | Family |
| Tāne | Man, husband/ male partner |
| Wahine | Woman, wife/ female partner |
| Whaiāipo | Partner |
| Takatāpui | Partner (of the same gender) |
| Pēpi | Baby, infant |
| Kōhungahunga | Baby, infant, toddler |
| Tupuna/tipuna | Ancestor, grandparent |
| Tūpuna/tīpuna | Ancestors, grandparents |
| Mokopuna | Grandchild (great-grandchildetc) |
| Tamariki | Children |
| Hākui | Mother/ mum/ aunty |
| Whaea | Mother/ mum/ aunty |
| Māmā | Mother/ mum |
| Māmātanga | Mothercraftor similar concept of looking after, nurturing children |
| Hākuitanga | Mothercraftor similar concept of looking after, nurturing children |
| Whaeatanga | Mothercraftor similar concept of looking after, nurturing children |
| Hākoro | Father/ dad/ uncle |
| Matua | Father/ dad/ uncle |
| Pāpā | Father/ dad |
| Pāpātanga | Fatherhood or similar concept of looking after, nurturing children |
| Hākorotanga | Fatherhood or similar concept of looking after, nurturing children |
| Matuatanga | Fatherhood or similar concept of looking after, nurturing children |
| Mātua | Parents |
| Mātuatanga | Parenthood |
| Uri | Descendant, offspring |
| Kui | Grandmother, elder (female) |
| Kuia | Grandmother, elder (female) |
| Nana | Grandmother, elder (female) |
| Nani | Grandmother, elder (female) |
| Karani | Grandmother, elder (female) |
| Karanimā | Grandmother, elder (female) |
| Koro | Grandfather, elder (male) |
| Koroua | Grandfather, elder (male) |
| Koko | Grandfather, elder (male) |
| Pōua | Grandfather, elder (male) |
| Papa | Grandfather, elder (male) |
| Karanipā | Grandfather, elder (male) |
| Whaea kēkē | Auntie/ aunty |
| Kēkē | Auntie/ aunty |
| Tungāne | Brother (to a female) |
| Tuahine | Sister (to a male) |
| Mātāmua | First born child |
| Pekepoho | First born child |
| Tāhū | Eldest son of the branch |
| Kauaemua | Eldest brother/ eldest sister |
| Muanga | Elder child |
| Kauaemuri | Youngest born child |
| Pōtiki | Youngest child |
| Muringa | Youngest child |
| Pōhā, pōwhā | Youngest child of a family |
| Huatahi | Only child |
| Tuakana | Elder brother (of a male). Elder sister (of a female). Cousin (of the same gender from a more senior branch of the family). |
| Teina/ taina | Younger brother (of a male). Younger sister (of a female). Cousin (of the same gender from a more junior branch of the family). |
| Autāne | Brother in law (of a female) |
| Taokete | Brother in law (of a male). Sister in law (of a female). |
| Tamāhine | Daughter |
| Hine | Daughter |
| Kōtiro | Daughter |
| Tama | Son |
| Reretahi | One child born at a birth |
| Tautahi | Single child, only child |
| Mahanga | Twins |
| Irāmutu | Neice, nephew |
| Tapairu | Neice, nephew |
| Hinaonga/ hunaonga | Son in law, daughter in law |
| Tamaiti | Child |
| Tamaitiwhāngai | Foster/ adopted child |
| WhānauHou | Newborn |
| Tamahou | Newborn son |
| Hinehou | Newborn daughter |
Infant Conditions
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Ritua Tuaiwi | Spina Bifida |
| Mate hapanga (i te whānautanga) | Congenital defects |
| Mate pūira kehe | Down's Syndrome, Trisomy 21 |
| Haku | Colic |
| Kuku | Colic |
| Whai niho | Teething |
Illnesses (General)
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Momona | Fat, overweight |
| Mate paipai | Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) |
| Pakiwhara | Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) |
| Momi tupeka | Smoking |
| Momi hikareti | Smoking |
| Kai hikareti | Smoking |
| Waipiro | Alcohol |
| Tarukino | Illegal drug, cannabis |
| Pūroi | Illegal drug, cannabis |
| Māngina | Intoxicated, stoned |
| Haurangi | Drunk |
| Tohu | Warning Signs (e.g. things to look out for while pregnant) |
| Oranga tinana | Health of the body, sexual and reproductive health |
| Toto rōnaki | Normal blood pressure |
| Toto pūroto | Low blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu | High blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu i te hapūtanga | Pre-eclampsia |
| Mate Huka Hapūtanga | Gestational Diabetes |
| Kōpū tetere | Swollen uterus |
| Matehā | Respiratory illness |
| Mate | Be sick, ill, ailing, unwell, diseased (stative). Death (noun). Sickness, illness, disease (noun). |
| Anuhē | Be sickly (stative) |
| Tarutaruhea | Be ill, sick (stative) |
| Hāura | Invalid, sick person, patient, sufferer (noun) |
| Māuiui | Be weary, sick, fatigued, sickly (stative) |
| Māuiuitanga | Weariness, sickness, illness (noun) |
| Tūroro | Be sick, ill, unwell (stative) |
| Hanga mate | Be sickly (stative). Ill health (noun). |
| Koero | Sickness - especially later stage of menstruation |
| Ruaki | Vomit |
| Kōangi | Diarrhoea |
| Ngenge | Tired |
| Matemoe | Exhausted |
| Kua pau te hau! | Exhausted |
| Pōuri | Unhappy, sad, gloomy, miserable (depressed) |
| Pāmamae | Grief, pain, distress |
| Maniora | Stress, tension |
| Pōkaikaha | Stressed (stative) |
| Pōraruraru | Stressed (stative) |
| Āwangawanga | Anxious, distressed, tension |
| Mānukanuka | Anxious, distressed, tension |
| Pōuritanga | Depressed (noun) |
| Tiwhatiwha | Depressed (stative) |
| Matapōuri | Depressed, melancholic |
| Mate hinengaro | Psychiatric illness |
Family Planning
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Ārai hapū | Contraceptive, birth control (noun) |
| Pire ārai hapū | Contraceptive pill (noun) |
| Kokoti uru | Sterilisation (to prevent pregnancy) |
| Oranga taihema | Family planning |
| Ikura | Menstruation |
| Puke huruhuru | Puberty |
| Mātātahi | Puberty |
| Huahua | Pimple |
| Mariao | Pimple |
| Para | Pimple |
Puberty
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Oranga taihema | Family planning |
| Ikura | Menstruation |
| Puke huruhuru | Puberty |
| Mātātahi | Puberty |
| Huahua | Pimple |
| Mariao | Pimple |
| Para | Pimple |
| Ārai hapū | Contraceptive, birth control (noun) |
| Pire ārai hapū | Contraceptive pill (noun) |
| Momona | Fat, overweight |
| Mate paipai | Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) |
| Pakiwhara | Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) |
| Momi tupeka | Smoking |
| Momi hikareti | Smoking |
| Kai hikareti | Smoking |
| Waipiro | Alcohol |
| Tarukino | Illegal drug, cannabis |
| Pūroi | Illegal drug, cannabis |
| Māngina | Intoxicated, stoned |
| Haurangi | Drunk |
| Kope | Nappy, sanitary pad |
| Puru taiawa | Tampon |
Atua
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Atua | Supernatural being, deity, immortal guardian for mankind |
| Papatūānuku | The primeval and ancestral mother of all living things. The Earth Mother. |
| Hineahuone | The first atua wahine and woman created at Kurawaka by Tāne. |
| Hinetītama | The first (atua) child born to earth |
| Hine-nui-te-pō | After the shame of finding out her husband Tāne was in fact her father, Hinetītama fled to Te Ao Wairua (the spirit world) to care for those who pass away. |
| Hine-te-iwaiwa | The atua of childbirth and Te Whare Pora (weaving and female arts). She is sometimes referred to as Hina (see below). Hine-te-iwaiwa is also an atua regarded as the exemplary figure of a wife and mother. According to some narratives she married Tinirau and gave birth to Tūhuruhuru (Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed.2):27-28;) |
| Hina | The female element represented as the moon. Sometimes this atua is referred to as Hine- |
Nursery
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Kākara | Rattle (noun) |
| Niu | Child's toy |
| Topa | Child's toy |
| Moe haumaru | Safe Sleeping |
| Wahakura | A woven bassinet made of harakeke designed for use in the same bed as the caregiver so that breastfeeding can continue and baby can sleep safely. |
| Moenga kōhungahunga | Cot, bassinette |
| Kope | Nappy, sanitary pad |
Antenatal
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Momona | Fat, overweight |
| Mate paipai | Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) |
| Pakiwhara | Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) |
| Momi tupeka | Smoking |
| Momi hikareti | Smoking |
| Kai hikareti | Smoking |
| Waipiro | Alcohol |
| Tarukino | Illegal drug, cannabis |
| Pūroi | Illegal drug, cannabis |
| Māngina | Intoxicated, stoned |
| Haurangi | Drunk |
| Tohu | Warning Signs (e.g. things to look out for while pregnant) |
| Oranga tinana | Health of the body, sexual and reproductive health |
| Toto rōnaki | Normal blood pressure |
| Toto pūroto | Low blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu | High blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu i te hapūtanga | Pre-eclampsia |
| Mate Huka Hapūtanga | Gestational Diabetes |
| Kōpū tetere | Swollen uterus |
| Tikanga | Māori custom or customary practice, control, authority, rule, reason, method, plan |
| Te reo | The Māori language |
| Mihi, Mihimihi | Greet/ greeting, acknowledge/ acknowledgement, |
| Awhi | To embrace, hug, cuddle, cherish (verb) |
| Āwhina | To assist, help, support, benefit (verb). Assisting, aiding, helping, benefitting (modifier). Assistance, aid, help, benefit (noun) |
| Atawhai | To show kindness to, care for (verb). Be kindly, kind, generous, benevolent, hospitable (modifier). Kindness, generosity, liberality, kindheartedness, benevolence (noun). |
| Aroha | Love, to love, feel pity, feel concern for, feel compassion, empathise (verb). Loving, affectionate, caring, compassionate, kindly, sympathetic, benevolent (modifier). Affection, sympathy, charity, compassion, love, empathy, kind-hearted (noun). |
| Whakawhanaungatanga | interrelationships (noun), to form relationships (verb) |
| Manaaki | To support, take care of, give hospitality to, protect, look out for - show respect, generosity and care for others (verb). Support, hospitality, caring for (noun). Show respect or kindness to, care for, favour, helpfulness, hospitable, treat with consideration, support |
| Tiaki | To guard, keep (verb). To look after, nurse, care, protect, conserve (verb). Looking after, protection, safeguarding (noun) |
| Hononga | Relationship, link, join, connection |
| Mātauranga | Education |
| Tapu | Restricted, sacred, special, confidential, private. A ceremonial restriction, quality or condition of being subject to such restriction. |
| Noa | Unrestricted, free from tapu, ordinary, within ones power |
| Mirimiri | Massage |
| Rongoā | Remedy, medicine, drug, cure |
| Iwi | Nation, people, bone, |
| Hapū | Section of a nation or large group of people (similar to a clan) |
| Mana wahine | Influence, prestige and power of the woman/ women |
| Mana tāne | Influence, prestige and power of the man/ men |
| Mana tangata | Influence, prestige and power of the person/ people, human rights |
| Mana tamariki | Influence, prestige and power of the child/ children |
| Ira tangata | Human element, genetics, hormone, gender, |
| Whai ao/ whei ao | The glimmer of life and light (not yet emerged into 'te ao mārama) |
| Te ao mārama | The world of life and light, the natural world |
| Takiriwhakatakiri | A song sung to a child when it is being dandled (move a baby oryoung child up and down in a playful or affectionate way) |
| Wairua | Spirit, spiritual, spirituality, soul |
Pregnancy
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Mate Kōhungahunga | Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) |
| Mate Pouwaka | Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) |
| Mate Pouraka | Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) |
| Mate Ohorere Pēpi | Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) |
| Mate whawhati | Unexpected death |
| Materoto | Miscarriage |
| Kahu-kekeno | Stillborn |
| Kahukahu | Spirit of a stillborn infant |
| Whakatahe | Termination of pregnancy |
| Kikiri mōwaho | Ectopic pregnancy |
| Takoto hē o te pēpi i te wā hapū | Ectopic pregnancy |
| Hapū i te pūkano | Ectopic pregnancy |
| Mōwaho | Ectopic pregnancy |
| Tohu | Warning Signs (e.g. things to look out for while pregnant) |
| Oranga tinana | Health of the body, sexual and reproductive health |
| Toto rōnaki | Normal blood pressure |
| Toto pūroto | Low blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu | High blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu i te hapūtanga | Pre-eclampsia |
| Mate Huka Hapūtanga | Gestational Diabetes |
| Kōpū tetere | Swollen uterus |
| Ihonga | Navel |
| Tīenga | Sleeping mat - an ornately patterned mat woven of kiekie used for special ceremonial occasions such as birthing, marriage and before me went to battle. (noun) |
| Ai | Sexual intercourse |
| Mahimahi | Sexual intercourse |
| Onioni | Sexual intercourse |
| Whakaira tangata | To conceive, become pregnant (verb) |
| Whakatō | To conceive, become pregnant (verb) |
| Kikini *nō Kāi Tahu* | To conceive a child (Kāi Tahu dialect) |
| Takapau wharanui | Wide sleeping mat, chiefly marriage bed, birth in lawful wedlock - a metaphor for a birth having taken place as a result of a communally recognised marriage (noun) |
| Hapū | Be pregnant, conceived in the womb (stative). Pregnant, expectant, with child (modifier). |
| Āhua | Expecting (to be pregnant) |
| Tō | Expecting (to be pregnant) |
| Rapoi | First pregnancy, term applied to a woman during her first pregnancy (which in the case of a woman of rank involved a state of tapu) |
| Rapou | First pregnancy, term applied to a woman during her first pregnancy (which in the case of a woman of rank involved a state of tapu) |
| I mua i te whakawhānau | Antenatal |
| Tiaki hapūtanga | Pregnancy care |
| Hapūtanga | Pregnancy |
| Tōnga | Pregnancy |
| Hapūtanga | Gestation |
| Whakawahatanga | Gestation |
| Kukunetanga | Advancing pregnancy (noun) |
| Kune | To swell, grow - including as pregnancy advances (verb) |
| Kukune | To swell, grow - including as pregnancy advances (verb) |
| Kukune | Foetus, embryo, unborn child, fertilised egg (noun) |
| Tītiki | Foetus, embryo, unborn child, fertilised egg (noun) |
| Hua | Embryo |
Traditional Birthing
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Tīenga | Sleeping mat - an ornately patterned mat woven of kiekie used for special ceremonial occasions such as birthing, marriage and before me went to battle. (noun) |
| Takapau wharanui | Wide sleeping mat, chiefly marriage bed, birth in lawful wedlock - a metaphor for a birth having taken place as a result of a communally recognised marriage (noun) |
| Rapoi | First pregnancy, term applied to a woman during her first pregnancy (which in the case of a woman of rank involved a state of tapu) |
| Rapou | First pregnancy, term applied to a woman during her first pregnancy (which in the case of a woman of rank involved a state of tapu) |
| Whānau kōwhanga | Building erected for childbirth, birthing house (noun) |
| Whāriki | Floor mat (noun) anything spread on the ground/ cover with mats, lay, lie out, spread out as a covering (verb) |
| Turakanga | Ceremony connected with child birth |
| Waituhi | Perform certain rites over a woman at or after child birth |
| Hikahika, hikahikanga | A ceremony performed over a newborn child |
| Hiwa | Charm recited over a newborn child |
| Iriiri | Perform a certain ceremony over a newborn child |
| Tōtō | Perform a certain ceremony over a newborn child |
| Tūā | An incantation used at the ceremony for removing tapu from an infant |
| Tohi | Perform a certain ceremony over a newborn infant |
| Tuora | A rite to secure wellbeing for a newborn child |
| Waituhi | Perform rites over a child at the cutting of the umbilical cord |
| Koroingo | Function held to welcome a newly born infant of highly ranking parents |
| Ngaru | Some obstruction supposed to be in the nose of a newborn child |
| Whenua | Placenta/ afterbirth, land, ground, earth, country |
| Arikitanga | High rank, high birth |
| Tūtūā | Be low-born (stative) |
| Karakia | Incantation, prayer (noun), to pray (verb) |
| Inoi | To pray (verb), prayer (noun) |
| Oriori | To chant a lullaby, lull to sleep (verb). Lullaby, song composed on the birth of a chiefly child about his/ her ancestry and tribal history (noun). |
| Hākari | A feast |
| Kahukahu | Spirit of a stillborn infant |
| Tikanga | Māori custom or customary practice, control, authority, rule, reason, method, plan |
| Te reo | The Māori language |
| Mihi, Mihimihi | Greet/ greeting, acknowledge/ acknowledgement, |
| Awhi | To embrace, hug, cuddle, cherish (verb) |
| Āwhina | To assist, help, support, benefit (verb). Assisting, aiding, helping, benefitting (modifier). Assistance, aid, help, benefit (noun) |
| Atawhai | To show kindness to, care for (verb). Be kindly, kind, generous, benevolent, hospitable (modifier). Kindness, generosity, liberality, kindheartedness, benevolence (noun). |
| Aroha | Love, to love, feel pity, feel concern for, feel compassion, empathise (verb). Loving, affectionate, caring, compassionate, kindly, sympathetic, benevolent (modifier). Affection, sympathy, charity, compassion, love, empathy, kind-hearted (noun). |
| Whakawhanaungatanga | interrelationships (noun), to form relationships (verb) |
| Manaaki | To support, take care of, give hospitality to, protect, look out for - show respect, generosity and care for others (verb). Support, hospitality, caring for (noun). Show respect or kindness to, care for, favour, helpfulness, hospitable, treat with consideration, support |
| Tiaki | To guard, keep (verb). To look after, nurse, care, protect, conserve (verb). Looking after, protection, safeguarding (noun) |
| Hononga | Relationship, link, join, connection |
| Mātauranga | Education |
| Tapu | Restricted, sacred, special, confidential, private. A ceremonial restriction, quality or condition of being subject to such restriction. |
| Noa | Unrestricted, free from tapu, ordinary, within ones power |
| Mirimiri | Massage |
| Rongoā | Remedy, medicine, drug, cure |
| Iwi | Nation, people, bone, |
| Hapū | Section of a nation or large group of people (similar to a clan) |
| Mana wahine | Influence, prestige and power of the woman/ women |
| Mana tāne | Influence, prestige and power of the man/ men |
| Mana tangata | Influence, prestige and power of the person/ people, human rights |
| Mana tamariki | Influence, prestige and power of the child/ children |
| Ira tangata | Human element, genetics, hormone, gender, |
| Whai ao/ whei ao | The glimmer of life and light (not yet emerged into 'te ao mārama) |
| Te ao mārama | The world of life and light, the natural world |
| Takiriwhakatakiri | A song sung to a child when it is being dandled (move a baby oryoung child up and down in a playful or affectionate way) |
| Hauora | Healthy |
| Hauora | Healthy, health and physical wellbeing, spirit of health/ life/ vigour |
| Oranga | Live, livelihood, living, health, wellbeing |
| Hinengaro | Mind, mentality, intellect, psychological |
| Tinana | Body, self, person, physical |
| Whāngai | To feed, nourish, bring up, foster, adopt, raise, nurture, rear (verb). Fostered, adoptive, foster (modifier). Foster child, adopted child (noun). |
| Wai ū | Breastmilk |
| Kai ū | Breast-fed |
| Kōmata | Nipple/ areola |
| More | Child that suckles longer than the usual period |
| Piripoho (noun) | Baby still being breastfed |
| Piripoho (verb) | Interact (a baby closely with it's mother) |
| Rapoi | To carry in the arms, to cuddle a baby |
| Hikihiki | To nurse in the arms. To carry in the arms, as an infant. |
| Pōpō, pōpōa | Pat on the back (of a baby), hush (a baby) |
| Hokomirimiri | Pat on the back (of a baby) |
| Whāngai (ū, wai ū) | Breastfeeding |
| Arikitanga | High rank, high birth |
| Tūtūā | Be low-born (stative) |
| Whānau kōaro | Breech birth (noun) |
| Ikura | Haemorrhage |
| Whenua | Placenta/ afterbirth, land, ground, earth, country |
| Ewe | Placenta/ afterbirth |
| Wahiawa | Placenta/ afterbirth |
| Tīkaro | Premature birth |
| Tamaiti kokoti tau | Baby born prematurely, premature baby (singular) |
| Tamariki kokoti tau | Babies born prematurely, premature babies (plural) |
| Whānau pī | Premature baby/ birth |
| Rauru | The end of the umbilical cord attached to the mother |
| Iho | Umbilical cord |
| Ngae | Umbilical cord |
| Tāngaengae | Umbilical cord |
Birthing
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Tohu | Warning Signs (e.g. things to look out for while pregnant) |
| Oranga tinana | Health of the body, sexual and reproductive health |
| Toto rōnaki | Normal blood pressure |
| Toto pūroto | Low blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu | High blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu i te hapūtanga | Pre-eclampsia |
| Mate Huka Hapūtanga | Gestational Diabetes |
| Kōpū tetere | Swollen uterus |
| Whānau kōaro | Breech birth (noun) |
| Ikura | Haemorrhage |
| Whenua | Placenta/ afterbirth, land, ground, earth, country |
| Ewe | Placenta/ afterbirth |
| Wahiawa | Placenta/ afterbirth |
| Tīkaro | Premature birth |
| Tamaiti kokoti tau | Baby born prematurely, premature baby (singular) |
| Tamariki kokoti tau | Babies born prematurely, premature babies (plural) |
| Whānau pī | Premature baby/ birth |
| Rauru | The end of the umbilical cord attached to the mother |
| Iho | Umbilical cord |
| Ngae | Umbilical cord |
| Tāngaengae | Umbilical cord |
| Puta | Vagina |
| Taiawa | Vagina |
| Waha whare tangata | Cervix |
| Whare tangata | Uterus |
| Kōpū | Womb, uterus |
| Kahu | Amniotic membrane |
| Waikahu | Amniotic fluid |
| Mokowhiti | Heartbeat |
| Manawataki | Heart rhythm |
| Hapanga | Overdue (pregnancy) |
| Whānau kōwhanga | Building erected for childbirth, birthing house (noun) |
| Whāriki | Floor mat (noun) anything spread on the ground/ cover with mats, lay, lie out, spread out as a covering (verb) |
| Whare Kahu | Delivery room |
| Whakawhānau | Delivery (birth) |
| Turakanga | Ceremony connected with child birth |
| Waituhi | Perform certain rites over a woman at or after child birth |
| Hikahika, hikahikanga | A ceremony performed over a newborn child |
| Hiwa | Charm recited over a newborn child |
| Iriiri | Perform a certain ceremony over a newborn child |
| Tōtō | Perform a certain ceremony over a newborn child |
| Tūā | An incantation used at the ceremony for removing tapu from an infant |
| Tohi | Perform a certain ceremony over a newborn infant |
| Tuora | A rite to secure wellbeing for a newborn child |
| Waituhi | Perform rites over a child at the cutting of the umbilical cord |
| Koroingo | Function held to welcome a newly born infant of highly ranking parents |
| Puru keha (mai i te whare tangata) | Show, mucuous plug (pregnancy) |
| Kouawai | Show, mucuous plug (pregnancy) |
| Kawenga whakawhānau | Induction of labour |
| Whakapoapoa | Induction of labour |
| Timu | Contraction (involuntrary) |
| Ara | Break waters (pregnancy) |
| Maringi waikahu | Break waters (pregnancy) |
| Rere waikahu | Break waters (pregnancy) |
| Ngange | Pierce, perforate |
| Whakamamae | To be in labour (verb), 'feel pain' |
| Whakatina | Be in severe labour |
| Maruaitū | Prolonged labour |
| Kahu | Membrane |
| Kiriuhi | Membrane |
| Whānautanga | Birth (noun) |
| Wherereitanga | Birth (noun) |
| Whakawhānau | To give birth (verb). Midwifery, giving birth, childbirth (modifier). Labour (birth), giving birth, childbirth (noun). |
| Whānau | To be born, give birth (verb) |
| Whanawhanau | To be born, be produced - implies a number of births (verb). Having children, giving birth (noun). |
| Ngaru | Some obstruction supposed to be in the nose of a newborn child |
| Tihe | Sneeze |
| Matihe | Sneeze |
| Tihei | Sneeze |
| Hāhātanga | First breath (of a baby), breath |
| Whānau poka | Caesarean birth, Caesarean section (noun) |
| Motu whakawhānau | Caesarean birth, Caesarean section |
| Kukuweru | Forceps |
Breastfeeding
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Whāngai (ū, wai ū) | Breastfeeding |
| Whāngote (wai ū) | Lactation, breastfeed |
| Ngote (wai ū) | Lactation, breastfeed |
| Whāngai (ū, wai ū) | Breastfeeding |
| Whāngai | To feed, nourish, bring up, foster, adopt, raise, nurture, rear (verb). Fostered, adoptive, foster (modifier). Foster child, adopted child (noun). |
| Wai ū | Breastmilk |
| Kai ū | Breast-fed |
| Kōmata | Nipple/ areola |
| More | Child that suckles longer than the usual period |
| Piripoho (noun) | Baby still being breastfed |
| Piripoho (verb) | Interact (a baby closely with it's mother) |
| Moe haumaru | Safe Sleeping |
| Wahakura | A woven bassinet made of harakeke designed for use in the same bed as the caregiver so that breastfeeding can continue and baby can sleep safely. |
Postnatal
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Hikahika, hikahikanga | A ceremony performed over a newborn child |
| Hiwa | Charm recited over a newborn child |
| Iriiri | Perform a certain ceremony over a newborn child |
| Tōtō | Perform a certain ceremony over a newborn child |
| Tūā | An incantation used at the ceremony for removing tapu from an infant |
| Tohi | Perform a certain ceremony over a newborn infant |
| Tuora | A rite to secure wellbeing for a newborn child |
| Ārai hapū | Contraceptive, birth control (noun) |
| Pire ārai hapū | Contraceptive pill (noun) |
| Kokoti uru | Sterilisation (to prevent pregnancy) |
| Oranga taihema | Family planning |
| Ikura | Menstruation |
| Ritua Tuaiwi | Spina Bifida |
| Mate hapanga (i te whānautanga) | Congenital defects |
| Mate pūira kehe | Down's Syndrome, Trisomy 21 |
| Tohu | Warning Signs (e.g. things to look out for while pregnant) |
| Oranga tinana | Health of the body, sexual and reproductive health |
| Toto rōnaki | Normal blood pressure |
| Toto pūroto | Low blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu | High blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu i te hapūtanga | Pre-eclampsia |
| Mate Huka Hapūtanga | Gestational Diabetes |
| Kōpū tetere | Swollen uterus |
| Kope | Nappy, sanitary pad |
| Puru taiawa | Tampon |
| Moe haumaru | Safe Sleeping |
| Wahakura | A woven bassinet made of harakeke designed for use in the same bed as the caregiver so that breastfeeding can continue and baby can sleep safely. |
| Pito | Belly button, umbilicus |
| Moenga kōhungahunga | Cot, bassinette |
| Whāngote (wai ū) | Lactation, breastfeed |
| Ngote (wai ū) | Lactation, breastfeed |
| Whāngai (ū, wai ū) | Breastfeeding |
| Whāngai | To feed, nourish, bring up, foster, adopt, raise, nurture, rear (verb). Fostered, adoptive, foster (modifier). Foster child, adopted child (noun). |
| Wai ū | Breastmilk |
| Kai ū | Breast-fed |
| Kōmata | Nipple/ areola |
| More | Child that suckles longer than the usual period |
| Piripoho (noun) | Baby still being breastfed |
| Piripoho (verb) | Interact (a baby closely with it's mother) |
| Rapoi | To carry in the arms, to cuddle a baby |
| Hikihiki | To nurse in the arms. To carry in the arms, as an infant. |
| Pōpō, pōpōa | Pat on the back (of a baby), hush (a baby) |
| Hokomirimiri | Pat on the back (of a baby) |
| Huaora K | Vitamin K |
| Ārai mate | Immune, immunise |
| Whakatō kano ārai mate | Immunise |
| Hiapo | Skin of an infant. (Tender) as an infant's skin. |
| Tipuaki | Fontanelle |
| Wāhi tamomo | Fontanelle |
| Whāngai (ū, wai ū) | Breastfeeding |
| Moe haumaru | Safe Sleeping |
| Wahakura | A woven bassinet made of harakeke designed for use in the same bed as the caregiver so that breastfeeding can continue and baby can sleep safely. |
Parenting
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Ārai hapū | Contraceptive, birth control (noun) |
| Pire ārai hapū | Contraceptive pill (noun) |
| Kokoti uru | Sterilisation (to prevent pregnancy) |
| Oranga taihema | Family planning |
| Ikura | Menstruation |
| Ritua Tuaiwi | Spina Bifida |
| Mate hapanga (i te whānautanga) | Congenital defects |
| Mate pūira kehe | Down's Syndrome, Trisomy 21 |
| Momona | Fat, overweight |
| Mate paipai | Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) |
| Pakiwhara | Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) |
| Momi tupeka | Smoking |
| Momi hikareti | Smoking |
| Kai hikareti | Smoking |
| Waipiro | Alcohol |
| Tarukino | Illegal drug, cannabis |
| Pūroi | Illegal drug, cannabis |
| Māngina | Intoxicated, stoned |
| Haurangi | Drunk |
| Whai niho | Teething |
Practitioners & Professions
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Hohipera | Hospital |
| Tākuta | Doctor |
| Rata | Doctor |
| Tapuhi | Nurse |
| Nēhi | Nurse |
| Nāhi | Nurse |
| Kaiwhakawhānau | Midwife |
| Tapuhi Whakawhānau | Midwife |
| Mātanga Tiaki Hapūtanga | Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) |
| Mātai Āhuatanga Tamariki | Paediatrics |
| Mātanga Āhuatanga Tamariki | Paediatrician |
| Mātanga Whakawhānau | Obstetrician |
| Mātai Whakawhānau | Obstetrics |
| Mātanga Āhuatanga Wahine | Gynaecologist |
| Mātai Āhuatanga Wahine | Gynaecology |
Pregnancy Related Conditions
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Tohu | Warning Signs (e.g. things to look out for while pregnant) |
| Oranga tinana | Health of the body, sexual and reproductive health |
| Toto rōnaki | Normal blood pressure |
| Toto pūroto | Low blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu | High blood pressure |
| Toto pōrutu i te hapūtanga | Pre-eclampsia |
| Mate Huka Hapūtanga | Gestational Diabetes |
| Kōpū tetere | Swollen uterus |
Parenting & Pregnancy Headings
| MĀORI | ENGLISH |
| Wāhanga 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 me te 6 | Module 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 |
| Hapūtanga – ka aha ināianei? | Pregnancy now what? |
| Tirohanga Whānui | Overview |
| Ngā Kaupapa Matua | Key Messages |
| Ngā Tatauranga | Statistics |
| Ngā Rauemi Ako | (Teaching?) Resources |
| Ngā Huanga Ako | Learning Outcomes |
| Ngā Ngohe Whakawhanaungatanga | Ice Breaker Activities |
| Ngā Kaupapa Matua/ Ngā Rauemi | Key Messages/ Tools |
| Ngā Aratohu Whakaakoranga | Delivery Guidelines |
| Ngā mokamoka me ngā kōrero āwhina | Details and Tips |
| Ngā Rauemi | Tools |
| Ngā Kaupapa Matua (e haere tonu ana) | Key Messages (continued) |
| Kaupapa (or Kaupapa Kōrero) | Topic |
| Ngā take matua o ngā matenga | Primary causes contributing to mortalities |
| Rārangi Tohutoro | References |
| Ngā Whāinga | Objectives |
| Hapūtanga Hauora | Healthy Pregnancy |
| Tauwhirotia te hapūtanga | Pregnancy Care |
| Nga Tatauranga/ Ngā Kupu Tūturu | Statistics/Facts |
| Whakamamae me te Whānautanga | Labour and Birth |
| Ngā Rā Tōmua | Early Days |
| Whāngai ū me te Haumarutanga o te moe | Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep |
| Kupu Whakataki | Introduction |
| Te Marautanga o ngā Akoranga Hapūtanga me te Mātuatanga | The Pregnancy and Parenting Information and Education Curriculum |
| Ngā Ara | Approaches |
| He Tiro Arotahi | Focus |
| Te Whānau | Family |
| Ngā Mātua | Young Parents |
| Tiakitanga o te Pēpi | Infant care |
