pregnant
1
[ preg-nuh nt ]
/ ˈprɛg nənt /
adjective
having a child or other offspring developing in the body; with child or young, as a woman or female mammal.
fraught, filled, or abounding (usually followed by with): a silence pregnant with suspense.
teeming or fertile; rich (often followed by in): a mind pregnant in ideas.
full of meaning; highly significant: a pregnant utterance.
of great importance or potential; momentous: a pregnant moment in the history of the world.
Origin of pregnant
1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin
praegnant- (stem of
praegnāns), variant of
praegnās, equivalent to
prae-
pre- +
*gnāt- (akin to (
g)nātus born,
gignere to bring into being) +
-s nominative singular ending
OTHER WORDS FROM pregnant
preg·nant·ly, adverb preg·nant·ness, nounWords nearby pregnant
Definition for pregnant (2 of 2)
pregnant
2
[ preg-nuh nt ]
/ ˈprɛg nənt /
adjective Archaic.
convincing; cogent: a pregnant argument.
Example sentences from the Web for pregnant
British Dictionary definitions for pregnant
pregnant
/ (ˈprɛɡnənt) /
adjective
carrying a fetus or fetuses within the womb
full of meaning or significance
inventive or imaginative
prolific or fruitful
Derived forms of pregnant
pregnantly, adverbWord Origin for pregnant
C16: from Latin
praegnāns with child, from
prae before + (
g)
nascī to be born
Medical definitions for pregnant
pregnant
[ prĕg′nənt ]
adj.
Carrying developing offspring within the body.