pregnant
1 Americanadjective
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having a child or other offspring developing in the body; with child or young, as a woman or female mammal.
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fraught, filled, or abounding (usually followed bywith ).
a silence pregnant with suspense.
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teeming or fertile; rich (often followed byin ).
a mind pregnant in ideas.
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full of meaning; highly significant.
a pregnant utterance.
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of great importance or potential; momentous.
a pregnant moment in the history of the world.
adjective
adjective
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carrying a fetus or fetuses within the womb
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full of meaning or significance
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inventive or imaginative
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prolific or fruitful
Other Word Forms
- pregnantly adverb
- pregnantness noun
Etymology
Origin of pregnant1
1375–1425; 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
Origin of pregnant2
1350–1400; Middle English preignant < Old French, present participle of preindre, earlier priembre to press 1 < Latin premere. print
Example Sentences
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During the rationing period, sugar allowances for the entire population, including pregnant women and children, were capped at less than 40 g per day -- and infants under age 2 were not allowed any added sugars.
From Science Daily
The 36-year-old, who denies the murder, can be heard sobbing and telling the call handler, "please come as soon as you can, she's pregnant. She's cold".
From BBC
Speaking about her victory on Sunday, Mosaku, who is pregnant, said: "I was like, 'That can't be right'. I was really shocked and I lost my breath and couldn't quite believe it."
From BBC
To investigate possible risk factors, Sirota's team compiled microbiome data from about 1,200 pregnant women whose outcomes were tracked across nine separate studies.
From Science Daily
During her recovery, Meatball became pregnant but due to her ill health, her cubs did not survive.
From BBC
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