Definitions
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
Word origin
From Middle English preignant, from Old French preignant, pregnant, also prenant (compare archaic Modern French prégnant), and their source, Latin praegnāns (“pregnant”), probably from prae- (“pre-”) + *gnāscī, an archaic form of nāscī (“to be born”). Displaced Old English bearnēacen (literally "child-enlarged").
Used in a sentence
“I went to the doctor and, guess what, I’m five weeks pregnant!”
“I became pregnant in July 2014.”
“Once upon a time, not so long ago, women got pregnant and spent nine months in suspense before finding out if they were having a boy or a girl. But today? That waiting game is completely outdated, even quaint.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Expecting a baby”8 letters
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