pregnant

¹

[preg-nuhnt]

adjective

1. having a child or other offspring developing in the body; with child or young, as a woman or female mammal.

2. fraught, filled, or abounding (usually followed bywith ).

   a silence pregnant with suspense.

3. teeming or fertile; rich (often followed byin ).

   a mind pregnant in ideas.

4. full of meaning; highly significant.

   a pregnant utterance.

5. of great importance or potential; momentous.

   a pregnant moment in the history of the world.

pregnant

²

[preg-nuhnt]

adjective

Archaic.

1. convincing; cogent.

   a pregnant argument.

pregnant

/ ˈprɛɡnənt /

adjective

1. carrying a fetus or fetuses within the womb

2. full of meaning or significance

3. inventive or imaginative

4. prolific or fruitful

Other Word Forms

• pregnantly adverb
• pregnantness noun

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pregnant¹

C16: from Latin praegnāns with child, from prae before + ( g ) nascī to be born

Example Sentences

Moorish-Gallagher first revealed she was pregnant in May, posting a photo on Instagram with Phillips as she held her baby bump.

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Willow, pregnant and officially on maternity leave, hastens to assist him in sifting through suspects.

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“ADHD is not an all or nothing deal like pregnancy, with either you are pregnant or you’re not pregnant and there’s nothing in between,” Brown explained in the video.

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According to Offit, mothers weren’t always screened, tests could produce false-negative results, and pregnant moms can contract the disease later in pregnancy.

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The president’s warning against Tylenol use for pregnant women and children went beyond the advice of his drug regulatory agency.

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