pregnant

B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈpɹɛɡnənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #1233

Meanings

1

adj
Carrying a developing baby inside the body.

I went to the doctor and, guess what, I'm five weeks pregnant!
2

adj
Full of meaning or significance, suggesting much that is not said.

There was a pregnant pause before she finally answered.

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1 adj · carrying a developing baby... expectant expecting

2 adj · full of meaning or... meaningful significant

More big carryingchild-greatdelicateenceintefertilized fullgestatinggone gravid

Opposites

impregnant nonpregnant pseudopregnantunpregnant

Word family

Derived forms eggnantimpregnantmidpregnantnonpregnantpreggiepreggypregnantlypregnantnesspregnercisepremarinprepregnantpseudopregnant

Related forms impregnate pregnancy

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").

preignant Middle English praegnāns Latin

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# pregnant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɛɡnənt/
**Frequency rank:** 1233

## Meanings
1. Carrying a developing baby inside the body.
2. Full of meaning or significance, suggesting much that is not said.

## Examples
- I went to the doctor and, guess what, I'm five weeks pregnant!
- There was a pregnant pause before she finally answered.

## Synonyms
- big
- carrying
- child-great
- delicate
- enceinte
- expectant
- expecting
- fertilized
- full
- gestating
- gone
- gravid

## Antonyms
- impregnant
- nonpregnant
- pseudopregnant
- unpregnant

## Derived Forms
- eggnant
- impregnant
- midpregnant
- nonpregnant
- preggie
- preggy
- pregnantly
- pregnantness
- pregnercise
- premarin
- prepregnant
- pseudopregnant

## Related Forms
- impregnate
- pregnancy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: preignant
- Root: praegnāns

## 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").

## AI Etymology
Pregnant comes 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"). In present-day English it covers carrying a developing baby inside the body and full of meaning or significance, suggesting much that is not said. The wider family includes derived forms such as eggnant, impregnant, midpregnant, nonpregnant, preggie and related forms such as impregnate, pregnancy.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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