preggers
- noun
- /ˈprɛɡərz/
- Slang
- My friend is preggers and expecting twins!
Examples
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At the baby shower, the preggers guest of honor received many thoughtful gifts.
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You could tell she was preggers by the way everyone fussed over her.
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She announced to her friends that she was preggers and everyone cheered.
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She is feeling great as a preggers woman.
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At the baby shower, the preggers guest of honor received many thoughtful gifts.
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My friend is preggers and expecting twins!
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You could tell she was preggers by the way everyone fussed over her.
Synonyms
Having a baby or a young animal growing inside the belly
To be pregnant and expecting a baby
A woman who is expecting a baby
Pregnant and expecting a baby
A woman who is pregnant
How Pregnant
Surface Forms
Morphology
preggers = pregnant (transparent) = pregg + ers
Informal/clipped formation from 'pregnant' used as a nominal slang label; meaning remains directly derived from 'pregnant'.
Etymology
Preggers began as a nickname from pregnant with the casual ending -ers. So as a noun, preggers is an informal way to say 'a pregnant person'.