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pregnancy
[preg-nuhn-see]
pregnancy
/ ˈɛɡəԲɪ /
noun
the state or condition of being pregnant
the period from conception to childbirth
pregnancy
The condition of carrying developing offspring within the body.
The time period during which this condition exists; gestation.
Other 51Թ Forms
- postpregnancy adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pregnancy1
Example Sentences
Its organiser Kate Fry has the disease which affects one in ten women and it can cause severe pain and affect pregnancy chances.
Controversial Kenyan televangelist Gilbert Deya, who claimed he created miraculous pregnancies, has died in a road crash.
"I was treated as just a kind of hysterical woman in pain who doesn't know what's going on because it's their first pregnancy," the 39-year-old tells us.
MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy.
Deliberately ending a pregnancy outside of these circumstances remains a criminal offence in England and Wales under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act, which carries a maximum punishment of life in prison.
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