Pregnancy definition

prĕgnən-sē
pregnancies
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Pregnancy is defined as the state of carrying a baby in your uterus.

An example of pregnancy is carrying a child that you give birth to after nine months.

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The condition of carrying developing offspring within the body.
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An instance of being pregnant.

Her second pregnancy was easy.

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Creativity; inventiveness.
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The period of time this condition prevails.
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(uncountable) The progression of stages from conception to birth.
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The quality or condition of being rich in significance, import, or implication.
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The condition of being pregnant.

A test for pregnancy.

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The period during which one is pregnant.

The first trimester of pregnancy.

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The condition, quality, or period of being pregnant.
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The condition of being pregnant.

A test for pregnancy.

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An instance of being pregnant.
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The period during which one is pregnant.

The first trimester of pregnancy.

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The time period during which this condition exists; gestation.
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(countable) The condition of being pregnant.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
pregnancy
Plural:
pregnancies

Origin of pregnancy

  • From pregnant +"Ž -cy.

    From Wiktionary

Pregnancy Sentence Examples

  • She's in the early stages of pregnancy, no more than eight weeks.

  • She shoved the photo back into the envelope and closed the lip, willing herself not to think about the previous pregnancy and its tragic end.

  • She paused as if she felt it indecorous to speak of her pregnancy before Pierre, though the gist of the matter lay in that.

  • She managed to keep her pregnancy secret until an abortion was out of the question and Donnie was born.

  • They hadn't spoken of the possibility of Cynthia's pregnancy since the topic was first mentioned.

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