pregnant
1 Americanadjective
adjective
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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
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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
1350–1400; Middle English preignant < Old French, present participle of preindre, earlier priembre to press 1 < Latin premere. print
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
Example Sentences
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The UN's refugee agency, UNCHR, said those especially affected are children and women - including pregnant women - some who reported going without food for days.
From BBC
While his look-alike takes over professional commitments, Pasqual can spend time with his pregnant partner.
From Los Angeles Times
After struggling to conceive naturally and a failed course of IVF, their dream of having children finally came true when Zoë became pregnant with Joey, who was born in April 2021.
From BBC
She then found out that her son's birth mother was pregnant, and decided to put herself forward as a potential parent for this new baby, should that be needed.
From BBC
But it isn’t long before Matty realizes something is very wrong, particularly with the pregnant mother in the front seat.
From Los Angeles Times
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