Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Being with young; big with child; gravid: as, a pregnant woman.
- Impregnated; filled; big: generally followed by with.
- Heavily laden; freighted.
- Full of meaning; giving food for thought; suggestive; significant; destined to develop important thought.
- Full of promise; of unusual capacity, ability, or wit; shrewd; witty; ingenious; expert.
- Characterized by readiness of wit; keen; apt; clever.
- Ready; disposed; prompt; susceptible.
- Convincing; easily seen; clear; evident; probable in the highest degree.
- In logic, requiring an explanation; exponible.
- noun One who is pregnant, or with child.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.
- noun rare A pregnant woman.
- adjective Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to bring forth.
- adjective Heavy with important contents, significance, or issue; full of consequence or results; weighty.
- adjective obsolete Full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc..
- adjective (Rhet.) one in which more is implied than is said; as, the beasts
trembled forth from their dens, that is, came forth trembling with fright.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective not comparable Carrying developing
offspring within the body. - adjective comparable Having numerous
possibilities orimplications . - adjective
Fertile ,prolific (usually of soil, ground etc.). - adjective obsolete Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective filled with or attended with
- adjective carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
- adjective rich in significance or implication
Etymologies
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Examples
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III. ii.66 (243,9) the pregnant hinges of the knee] I believe the sense of _pregnant_ in this place is, _quick, ready, prompt_.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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This was the "Powhatan" of the Indians; and no true lover of Virginia can cease to deplore the change which robbed this graceful stream of a title pregnant with all the associations of Indian valor and of the departed glory of their empire, and bestowed a name that can only recall a royal pedant and a timid despot!
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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Urso: My wife was informed that craving clay is somewhat common in pregnant ladies.
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No one has ever published any photos of Sarah Palin pregnant with Trigg.
Think Progress » Hawaii considers legislation to ignore birthers. 2010
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Every woman who becomes pregnant is a mother – for a moment at least – whether she holds her child or not.
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My wife was informed that craving clay is somewhat common in pregnant ladies.
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No one has ever published any photos of Sarah Palin pregnant with Trigg.
Think Progress » Hawaii considers legislation to ignore birthers. 2010
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No one has ever published any photos of Sarah Palin pregnant with Trigg.
Think Progress » Hawaii considers legislation to ignore birthers. 2010
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So a woman who gets pregnant from a sexual assault can have the name of her rapist attached to the child?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Discrimination in Child Naming Law 2010
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No one has ever published any photos of Sarah Palin pregnant with Trigg.
Think Progress » Hawaii considers legislation to ignore birthers. 2010
chained_bear commented on the word pregnant
"On Facebook."
September 9, 2009
reesetee commented on the word pregnant
Honestly, I'd like to laugh at that, but I've seen so many...er, personal...announcements on Facebook that it almost doesn't faze me.
September 10, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word pregnant
Well, okay, but it's still funny.
September 10, 2009
kewpid commented on the word pregnant
How soon until the kid gets their own account? >.<
September 10, 2009