pregnant
1[ preg-nuh nt ]
/ ˈprɛg nənt /
adjective
having a child or other offspring developing in the body; with child or young, as a woman or female mammal.
fraught, filled, or abounding (usually followed by with): a silence pregnant with suspense.
teeming or fertile; rich (often followed by in): a mind pregnant in ideas.
full of meaning; highly significant: a pregnant utterance.
of great importance or potential; momentous: a pregnant moment in the history of the world.
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Origin of pregnant
11375–1425; late Middle English < Latin praegnant- (stem of praegnāns), variant of praegnās, equivalent to prae- pre- + *gnāt- (akin to ( g)nātus born, gignere to bring into being) + -s nominative singular ending
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preg·nant·ly, adverbpreg·nant·ness, nounDefinition for pregnant (2 of 2)
pregnant
2[ preg-nuh nt ]
/ ˈprɛg nənt /
adjective Archaic.
convincing; cogent: a pregnant argument.
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British Dictionary definitions for pregnant
pregnant
/ (ˈprɛɡnənt) /
adjective
carrying a fetus or fetuses within the womb
full of meaning or significance
inventive or imaginative
prolific or fruitful
Derived Forms
pregnantly, adverbWord Origin for pregnant
C16: from Latin praegnāns with child, from prae before + (g) nascī to be born
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Medicine definitions for pregnant
pregnant
[ prĕg′nənt ]
adj.
Carrying developing offspring within the body.
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