big
- adjective
- /bɪg/
- Archaic
- As her due date approached, Sarah embraced her big pregnant belly with joy and anticipation.
Examples
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The fact that you have a big pregnant belly, it's not helping you.
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Nakhama's had a girl, a big beautiful kid, eight and a half pounds, and they're both fine!
Fiction book (1993) -
Are you ready to find out how big baby's gotten?
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She was thrilled to announce that she was going to be a mother, and her big belly was a sign of her excitement.
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The doctor confirmed that she was big with child, and everything looked healthy.
Synonyms
Carrying a baby before birth
A woman who will have a baby soon
Carrying eggs or young inside the body, usually late in pregnancy
A woman who is pregnant and close to giving birth
A woman who is near the time to have a baby
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A group of people who are close and friendly like a loving home
- Informal
To ask why someone is doing something when you are annoyed or surprised
- Informal
An important person in a small group who has more power than elsewhere
Compounds
- Informal
A very successful level in entertainment or sport where people become famous
- Literature
Large companies in the oil industry that have much money and political power
- Specialized
Large sets of information that people analyze with computers to find patterns
A large group of musicians that plays jazz or dance music with instruments like trumpets and saxophones
- Informal
A very large earthquake that causes great damage, often expected in California
- Jargon
A large electronic screen at the New York Stock Exchange that shows stock prices and activity
- Literature
A powerful government or company that watches people and their private information
- Specialized
An idea that the universe began when a hot, very dense point expanded quickly
- Literature
Large technology companies that dominate the internet, online services, and social media
- Specialized
Large scientific projects that need a lot of money and many people to make big discoveries
How Pregnant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Big was used in older English in phrases like big with child, meaning 'large' because of pregnancy. So saying a woman was big with child simply pictured her as 'large' with a baby.