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   pregnant

   /ˈprɛɡnənt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a woman or female animal) having a child or young developing in the uterus: "she was heavily pregnant with her second child" Similar expecting a babyhaving a babywith a baby on the wayhaving a childexpectantcarrying a childenceinteinformal:expectingin the family wayexpecting a happy eventpreggerspreggywith a bun in the ovenwith one in the ovenin the clubup the duffin the pudding clubup the spoutup the stickknocked uphaving swallowed a watermelon seedpreggocluckywith a joey in the pouchup the poleinformal, dated:in troublein podarchaic:with childheavy/big with childin a delicate conditionin an interesting conditionchildingon the waytechnical:gravidparturientrare:impregnateinfanticipatingstorkedexpectcarrybear
   • 2. full of meaning; significant or suggestive: "a pregnant pause" Similar filledchargedheavyfraughtrepleteteemingfull ofabounding inrich inmeaningfulsignificanteloquentsuggestiveexpressiveloadedmeaningchargedpointedtellingrevealingweighty

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin praegnant-, probably from prae ‘before’ + the base of gnasci ‘be born’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pregnantly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPREGNANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PREGNANT definition: 1. (of a woman and some female animals) having a baby or babies developing inside the womb: 2…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pregnantPregnant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PREGNANT is containing a developing embryo, fetus, or unborn offspring within the body : gravid. How to use pregnant in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › pregnantPREGNANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Pregnant definition: having a child or other offspring developing in the body; with child or young, as a woman or female mammal.. See examples of PREGNANT used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › pregnantPREGNANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PREGNANT meaning: 1. (of a woman and some female animals) having a baby or babies developing inside the womb: 2…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pregnantPregnant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you are pregnant, you are carrying a developing baby in your body. If you are pregnant it is important to take excellent care of your health — it's good for tyou and good for the baby.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › pregnantPREGNANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a woman or a female animal is pregnant, she has a baby or babies developing in her body. She got pregnant soon after they married. Tina was pregnant with her first child. ...a pregnant woman.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pregnantPregnant - definition of pregnant by The Free Dictionary

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   1. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) carrying a fetus or fetuses within the womb. 2. full of meaning or significance. 3. inventive or imaginative. 4. prolific or fruitful.