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pregnant

pregnant

1.0
Having a baby or a young animal growing inside the belly
  • adjective
  • /ˈprɛɡnənt/
translation icon : embarazada
  • Three percent of the women were pregnant, and none were HIV infected.
  • a pregnant woman
  • become pregnant
  • get pregnant

Wait, did Sonia get pregnant with Jamie or Martin?

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Examples

  • But now, with Anne pregnant, things had to move fast.

  • You know, I took so much fish oil when I was pregnant with you to protect your brain cells.

  • But like, she was clearly pregnant again.

  • Children under 5 and pregnant women may also need to be seen in the ED.

    Academic text (2012)
  • By contrast, if a pregnant woman cannot afford an abortion, she has a baby.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Aminah, 36 years old, is 4 months pregnant with her third child.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The association between income and smoking behavior extends to pregnant and postpartum women.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In the UK, it is estimated that about 15-20 percent of pregnant women are obese.

    Academic text (2012)
  • When I found out that I was pregnant, I didn't know what to do.

  • You know, I took so much fish oil when I was pregnant with you to protect your brain cells.

Synonyms

expectant
vspregnant
12 3.8

A woman who will have a baby soon

is used for any stage of carrying developing offspring
preggers
vspregnant
  • Slang
9.7

A person who is pregnant

is the neutral formal term used in normal or clinical speech
in pig
vspregnant
  • UK
9.9

A female pig that is pregnant and carrying piglets

is the general term for carrying developing offspring in humans and animals

Antonyms

nonpregnant
  • Specialized
2.9

Not carrying a baby inside the body

Idioms

half pregnant
  • Informal
9.8

Only a full decision is possible, with no room for partial support

Compounds

pregnant chad
  • Jargon
2 9.9

A small paper piece on a ballot pushed in but still attached at all four corners

How Pregnant

full-term
4 3.7
gravid
  • Specialized
1 9.3
expectant
12 3.8
pregnant
1.0
nonpregnant
  • Specialized
2.9

Surface Forms

pregnant positive

Etymology

Pregnant comes from Latin parts prae- 'before' and gignere 'to produce', and the same root is in the English word generate. So pregnant originally meant 'about to give birth', which is why it means 'carrying a baby'.