pregnant
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛɡnənt/
The English word “pregnant” has 9 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Carrying developing offspring within the body.
- Of a couple: expecting a baby together.
- Meaningful, having numerous possibilities or implications; full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.
- Fecund, fertile, prolific (usually of soil, ground, etc.).
- Pervaded by something, usually sth intangible.
- Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.
- Ready-witted; clever; ingenious.
- Compelling; clear, evident.
noun
- A pregnant person.
Etymology
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").
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