pregnant

adjective

ˈpreg-nənt How to pronounce pregnant (audio)
Definition of pregnantnext
1
as in expecting
containing unborn young within the body we only realized that our cat had been pregnant when she unexpectedly delivered three kittens

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2
as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood) a pregnant silence followed the ill-advised attempt at humor

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Recent Examples of pregnant The organization warned that children, older adults and pregnant women, as well as people with lung and heart disease, are especially vulnerable. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 The dream comes true for Evelyn, who marries a wealthy surgeon living in New York; meanwhile, Maggie is living in shame back home, after becoming pregnant out of wedlock. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 1 July 2026 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star's eldest daughter Farrah is pregnant and expecting her first baby. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Balogun was born in New York only because his Nigerian mother, visiting from England, was seven months pregnant and denied boarding for the flight back to London. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pregnant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pregnant
  1. expecting
  2. suggestive
  3. expectant
  4. revealing
  5. meaning
  6. eloquent
  7. expressive
  8. reminiscent
Adjective
  • This news marks the first time the National Zoo has had an expecting Asian elephant in nearly 25 years.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of expecting
Adjective
  • Since the sandworm, several other buckets have gone viral, many for suggestive designs.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Presley electrified audiences with his suggestive hip-swiveling, long sideburns, and leather jackets.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of suggestive
Adjective
  • Portugal has disappointed an expectant nation by losing 1-0 to Lamine Yamal’s Spain on Monday night in the last 16 despite being one of the favorites.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Mojtaba Khamenei, Khamenei’s son and expectant heir, is notably absent.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Definition of expectant
Adjective
  • Great casting can make a show that much more revealing, and the guys walking it can help sell the fantasy on offer.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • The card networks’ position is the most paradoxical, and the most revealing.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of revealing
Adjective
  • Yiaga’s degustation menu is distinctly Australian—meaning, inventive and collaborative.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • To see you as a newborn child and then to look at you and to know that every step along the way, to witness that journey, is the most meaning aspect of my life.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of meaning
Adjective
  • After all, the eloquent document’s principal author, Thomas Jefferson, owned 600 slaves.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Mizuno the Human Vapor was eloquent and rational, a flesh-and-blood man believably warped by power, still in touch with human emotions.
    — Rory Doherty, Time, 3 July 2026
Definition of eloquent
Adjective
  • Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, known for her expressive vocals, died at age 27 from alcohol poisoning.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • His long white oval scleras and perfect-circle black pupils, sometimes open and sometimes closed, are always inexplicably expressive—managing to seem happy, sad, scared, sleepy, shifty, angry, eager, alarmed, mischievous, or murderous.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Definition of expressive
Adjective
  • This pragmatic approach, reminiscent of Brazil's 1994 and 2002 World Cup wins, may be more palatable with Ancelotti at the helm.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The result is a creamy, satisfying side reminiscent of risotto.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026
Definition of reminiscent

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