nonpregnant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /nɑnˈprɛɡnənt/ UK /nɒnˈprɛɡnənt/ See IPA manual

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adj
not pregnant

The study compared hormone levels in pregnant and nonpregnant subjects.

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1 adj · not pregnant unpregnantnongravid

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pregnant gravid expecting

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Related forms pregnant pregnancy

Etymology

From non- ('not') + pregnant, from Latin praegnans ('with child'), from prae- ('before') + a root related to gnasci/nasci ('to be born').

non Latin praegnans Latin

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# nonpregnant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** nɑnˈprɛɡnənt
**IPA (UK):** nɒnˈprɛɡnənt

## Meanings
1. not pregnant

## Examples
- The study compared hormone levels in pregnant and nonpregnant subjects.

## Synonyms
- unpregnant
- nongravid

## Antonyms
- pregnant
- gravid
- expecting

## Related Forms
- pregnant
- pregnancy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: praegnans

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + pregnant, from Latin praegnans ('with child'), from prae- ('before') + a root related to gnasci/nasci ('to be born').

## AI Etymology
Nonpregnant is from non- ('not') + pregnant, from Latin praegnans ('with child'), from prae- ('before') + a root related to gnasci/nasci ('to be born'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and praegnans (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not pregnant. The wider family includes related words such as pregnant and pregnancy.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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