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- [preg-nuh nt]
- /ˈprɛg nənt/
- /ˈpreɡnənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [preg-nuh nt]
- /ˈprɛg nənt/
Definitions of pregnant word
- adjective pregnant convincing; cogent: a pregnant argument. 1
- adjective pregnant carrying a foetus 1
- noun pregnant be expecting a baby 1
- noun pregnant filled, full of sth 1
- adjective pregnant pause: meaningful 1
- adjective pregnant If a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has a baby or babies developing in her body. 0
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Origin of pregnant
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin praegnant- (stem of praegnāns), variant of praegnās, equivalent to prae- pre- + *gnāt- (akin to ( g)nātus born, gignere to bring into being) + -s nominative singular ending
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Parts of speech for Pregnant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pregnant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pregnant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pregnant
adj pregnant
- childing — bearing a child; pregnant
- fecund — producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful: fecund parents; fecund farmland.
- fertile — bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific: fertile soil.
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- generative — capable of producing or creating.
noun pregnant
- family way — family (def 18).
adjective pregnant
- anticipating — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- enceinte — An enclosure or the enclosing wall of a fortified place.
- expectant — Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something pleasant and interesting.
- expecting — Present participle of expect.
- expressive — Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
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