What does pregnant mean?
Definitions for pregnant
ˈprɛg nəntpreg·nant
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Princeton's WordNet
pregnant(adj)
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
meaning(a), pregnant, significant(adj)
rich in significance or implication
"a meaning look"
fraught(p), pregnant(adj)
filled with or attended with
"words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense"
Wiktionary
pregnant(Adjective)
Carrying developing offspring within the body.
I went to the doctor and, guess what, we're pregnant!
Etymology: (compare archaic Modern French prégnant), from Classical praegnans, variant of praegnas, probably from prae- + gnasci.
pregnant(Adjective)
Having numerous possibilities or implications.
Etymology: (compare archaic Modern French prégnant), from Classical praegnans, variant of praegnas, probably from prae- + gnasci.
pregnant(Adjective)
Fertile, prolific (usually of soil, ground etc.).
Etymology: (compare archaic Modern French prégnant), from Classical praegnans, variant of praegnas, probably from prae- + gnasci.
Webster Dictionary
Pregnant(adj)
being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to bring forth
Etymology: [L. praegnans, -antis; prae before + genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. prgnant. See Gender, 2d Kin.]
Pregnant(adj)
heavy with important contents, significance, or issue; full of consequence or results; weighty; as, pregnant replies
Etymology: [L. praegnans, -antis; prae before + genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. prgnant. See Gender, 2d Kin.]
Pregnant(adj)
full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.; as, a pregnant youth
Etymology: [L. praegnans, -antis; prae before + genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. prgnant. See Gender, 2d Kin.]
Pregnant(noun)
a pregnant woman
Etymology: [L. praegnans, -antis; prae before + genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. prgnant. See Gender, 2d Kin.]
Pregnant(adj)
affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt
Etymology: [L. praegnans, -antis; prae before + genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. prgnant. See Gender, 2d Kin.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pregnant
preg′nant, adj. being with child or young: fruitful: abounding with results: full of meaning: implying more than is actually expressed: ready-witted: clever: ingenious: full of promise: free: evident: clear.—n. Preg′nancy, state of being pregnant: fertility: unusual capacity.—adv. Preg′nantly. [O. Fr.—L. prægnans, -antis.]
Editors Contribution
pregnant
To have a developing foetus in the womb.
They were delighted she was pregnant as they both chose to have a child.
Submitted by MaryC on December 30, 2019
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pregnant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4334
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pregnant' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2993
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pregnant' in Adjectives Frequency: #559
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pregnant in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pregnant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of pregnant in a Sentence
Deputy Health Minister Eduardo Espinoza:
We'd like to suggest to all the women of fertile age that they take steps to plan their pregnancies, and avoid getting pregnant between this year and next.
I don’t mind when you say that I look pregnant. Or fat. Because I know that my face is swollen from medication that is saving my life.
Whereas a pregnant women previously had to wait until she was 4 to 5 months pregnant to find out the sex of her child, with NIPT she can know as early as 10 weeks.
I’ve had to introduce the topic and socialize being pregnant and not being physically or mentally there a hundred percent of the time.
We know that pregnant women and infants are at especially high risk of severe disease with influenza.
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- حامل, حبلىArabic
- цяжарнаяBelarusian
- бременнаBulgarian
- গর্ভবতীBengali
- ཕྲུ་གུ་སྐྱེ་ཡག་ཡོད་པTibetan Standard
- embarassada, prenyat, prenyada, encintaCatalan, Valencian
- těhotnáCzech
- beichiogWelsh
- højgravid, gravidDanish
- bedeutungsvoll, trächtig, schwangerGerman
- έγκυοςGreek
- gravedaEsperanto
- embarazado, embarazada, preñada, encinta, preñadoSpanish
- tiine, raseEstonian
- حامله, باردارPersian
- raskaana, raskas, monisyinen, monitahoinenFinnish
- tvílívað, upp á vegin, við barnFaroese
- enceinteFrench
- swierWestern Frisian
- ag iompar clainne, torrachIrish
- trom, torrachScottish Gaelic
- સગર્ભાGujarati
- מעברת, בהיריוןHebrew
- गर्भवतीHindi
- terhesHungarian
- հղիArmenian
- barnshafandi, óléttur, vanfær, þungaður, ófrískurIcelandic
- gravida, pregna, incinta, gravidoItalian
- おめでた, 妊娠Japanese
- ფეხმძიმეGeorgian
- 임신한Korean
- باردار, زگ, جووت گیان, دوو گیانKurdish
- praegnāns, gravidaLatin
- nėščiaLithuanian
- grūts, grūsnsLatvian
- hapūMāori
- ഗര്ഭിണിMalayalam
- bunting, berbadan dua, mengandung, hamilMalay
- tqalMaltese
- betekenisvol, pregnant, drachtig, zwangerDutch
- gravid, høggravidNorwegian Nynorsk
- høggravid, høygravid, gravid, drektig, svangerNorwegian
- prenhaOccitan
- ciężarnaPolish
- prenha, grávidaPortuguese
- en speranzaRomansh
- pregnant, borțoasă, însărcinată, gravidăRomanian
- беременная, в положенииRussian
- गर्भवतीSanskrit
- prinzu, pringiu, prossimuSardinian
- trúdan, bremènit, тру́дан, бремѐнитSerbo-Croatian
- tehotnáSlovak
- nosečnicaSlovene
- shtatzënëAlbanian
- havande, gravidSwedish
- wajamzitoSwahili
- కడుపుతో ఉన్న, గర్భిణిTelugu
- ท้อง, ตั้งครรภ์, มีครรภ์Thai
- buntisTagalog
- gebe, hamileTurkish
- вагітнаUkrainian
- có thai, có chửa, có mang thaiVietnamese
- 孕Chinese
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