pregnant

Meanings

Adjective

• Carrying developing offspring within the body.
• Having numerous possibilities or implications; full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.
• Fertile, prolific (usually of soil, ground, etc.).
• Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.
• Ready-witted; clever; ingenious.
• Compelling; clear, evident.

Noun

• A pregnant person.

Related

Similar words

• expecting, expecting a baby, expectant, gravid (of animals only), with child, fertilized
• eating for two, having a bun in the oven, in a family way, knocked up, preggers, up the duff, up the spout
• in an interesting condition, in a family way
• meaningful, significant

Narrower meaning words

• in trouble

Origin

• 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- + gnascī. Displaced Old English bearnēacen (literally "child-increased").
• Apparently from Middle French pregnant, preignant, present participle of prembre, from Latin premere ("to press").