Pregnant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life

rich in significance or implication

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɛɡnənt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɛɡnənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɛɡnənt/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɛɡnənt/.

Examples

a meaning look
words fraught with meaning
an incident fraught with danger

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fraught meaning significant

Antonyms

nonpregnant

Parts of Speech

adjective	carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
adjective	rich in significance or implication “a meaning look”
adjective	filled with or attended with “words fraught with meaning”

Word Forms

pregnancy	noun	the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
significance	noun	the message that is intended or expressed or signified
signify	verb	make known with a word or signal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwanger

sich entwickelnde Nachkommen im Körper tragen oder dabei sein, neues Leben hervorzubringen

🇫🇷French

enceinte

porter une progéniture en développement dans le corps ou être sur le point de produire une nouvelle vie

🇪🇸Spanish

embarazada

llevar descendencia en desarrollo dentro del cuerpo o estar a punto de producir nueva vida

🇮🇹Italian

incinta

portare una prole in via di sviluppo all'interno del corpo o essere in procinto di produrre una nuova vita

🇳🇱Dutch

zwanger

het dragen van zich ontwikkelende nakomelingen in het lichaam of op het punt staat nieuw leven te produceren

🇵🇹Portuguese

grávida

carregando descendentes em desenvolvimento dentro do corpo ou prestes a produzir nova vida

🇷🇺Russian

беременная

вынашивает развивающееся потомство внутри тела или собирается произвести новую жизнь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गर्भवती

शरीर के भीतर विकासशील संतानों को ले जाना या नया जीवन उत्पन्न करने वाला होना

🇧🇩Bengali

গর্ভবতী

দেহের মধ্যে বিকাশমান সন্তান বহন করা বা নতুন জীবন তৈরি করতে চলেছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கர்ப்பிணி

வளரும் சந்ததிகளை உடலுக்குள் சுமப்பது அல்லது புதிய உயிரை உருவாக்குவது

🇮🇳Telugu

గర్భవతి

అభివృద్ధి చెందుతున్న సంతానాన్ని శరీరం లోపల మోయడం లేదా కొత్త జీవితాన్ని ఉత్పత్తి చేయబోతున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

गर्भवती

शरीरात विकसनशील संतती घेऊन जाणे किंवा नवीन जीवन निर्माण करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગર્ભવતી

શરીરની અંદર વિકાસશીલ સંતાનોને વહન કરવું અથવા નવું જીવન ઉત્પન્ન કરવાનું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿ

ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಹೊಂದುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಂತತಿಯನ್ನು ದೇಹದೊಳಗೆ ಒಯ್ಯುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಸ ಜೀವವನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸಲಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗർഭിണിയായ

വികസിക്കുന്ന സന്താനങ്ങളെ ശരീരത്തിനുള്ളിൽ വഹിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പുതിയ ജീവൻ ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കാൻ പോകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰਭਵਤੀ

ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਵਿਕਾਸਸ਼ੀਲ ਔਲਾਦ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਜਾਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਵਾਂ ਜੀਵਨ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حاملہ

جسم کے اندر ترقی پذیر اولاد کو لے جانا یا نئی زندگی پیدا کرنے والا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

孕

体内携带正在发育的后代或即将产生新生命

🇯🇵Japanese

妊娠中

体内で発育中の子孫を運ぶ、または新しい生命を生み出そうとしていること

🇰🇷Korean

임신한

성장 중인 자손을 체내에 갖고 있거나 새로운 생명을 생산하려고 하는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thai

mang theo đứa con đang phát triển trong cơ thể hoặc sắp tạo ra sự sống mới

🇹🇭Thai

ตั้งครรภ์

มีลูกที่กำลังเจริญอยู่ในร่างกาย หรือกำลังจะเกิดชีวิตใหม่

🇮🇩Indonesian

hamil

membawa keturunan yang sedang berkembang di dalam tubuh atau akan menghasilkan kehidupan baru

🇵🇭Filipino

buntis

pagdadala ng mga umuunlad na supling sa loob ng katawan o malapit nang magbunga ng bagong buhay

🇲🇾Malay

mengandung

membawa zuriat yang sedang berkembang di dalam badan atau akan menghasilkan hidupan baru

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حامل

حمل ذرية نامية داخل الجسم أو على وشك إنتاج حياة جديدة

🇮🇷Persian

حامله

حمل فرزندان در حال رشد در بدن یا در شرف تولید زندگی جدید

🇹🇷Turkish

hamile

Gelişmekte olan yavruları vücudunda taşımak veya yeni bir hayat üretmek üzere olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּהֵרָיוֹן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pregnant'?

The primary meaning of 'pregnant' is 'carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pregnant' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'pregnant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pregnant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pregnant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'pregnant' easy to spell?

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