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===Etymology===
From Middle French (compare archaic modern French ''[[prégnant]]''), from classical Latin ''[[praegnans]]'', variant of ''[[praegnas]]'', probably from ''[[prae-]]'' ‘pre-’ + ''[[gnasci]]'' ‘to be born’.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈpɹɛgnənt/}}
* {{Template:Definition:audio|en-us-pregnant.ogg|Audio (US)}}

===Adjective===


# {{Template:Definition:notcomparable}} Carrying developing [[offspring]] within the body.
# {{Template:Definition:comparable}} Having many [[possibility|possibilities]] or [[implication]]s.

====Synonyms====
* (''carrying developing offspring''):
** (''standard''): [[expecting]], expecting a baby, [[expectant]], [[gravid]] (''of animals only''), [[with child]], [[fertilized]]
** (''colloquial/slang''): [[eating for two]], having a [[bun in the oven]], [[in the family way]], [[knocked up]], [[preggers]], [[up the duff]]
** (''euphemistic''): [[in an interesting condition]], [[in the family way]]
* (''having many possibilities or implications''): [[meaningful]], [[significant]]



[[Category:English adjectives]]


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