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pregnant
1[preg-nuhnt]
adjective
having a child or other offspring developing in the body; with child or young, as a woman or female mammal.
fraught, filled, or abounding (usually followed bywith ).
a silence pregnant with suspense.
teeming or fertile; rich (often followed byin ).
a mind pregnant in ideas.
full of meaning; highly significant.
a pregnant utterance.
of great importance or potential; momentous.
a pregnant moment in the history of the world.
pregnant
2[preg-nuhnt]
adjective
convincing; cogent.
a pregnant argument.
pregnant
/ ˈɛɡəԳ /
adjective
carrying a fetus or fetuses within the womb
full of meaning or significance
inventive or imaginative
prolific or fruitful
Other 51Թ Forms
- pregnantly adverb
- pregnantness noun
- ˈԲԳٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pregnant1
Example Sentences
And all the while time is ticking with pregnant women, new babies and staff expected to work in less than perfect conditions.
One woman told BBC Persian she was pregnant and had a young daughter: "Everything I've built is here… where would I go?"
Standing by the passenger door, two federal agents were handcuffing a pregnant woman, a U.S. citizen, angering the crowd that had gathered there and prompting masked agents to stand guard with less-lethal weapons and batons.
The American Pharmacists Assn. wrote that dropping the vaccine recommendation for pregnant women did “not appear to be based on the scientific evidence provided over the last few years.”
It provided accommodation for unmarried mothers and their children during a period when women were ostracised by Irish society, and often by their own families, if they became pregnant outside marriage.
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