Adjective: pregnant preg-nunt
- Carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
"You mean maybe she's pregnant?";
- up the spout [informal], up the duff [Brit, informal], preggo [Austral, NZ, informal], preggers [informal], up the stick [Brit, informal]
- Rich in significance or implication
"a pregnant look";
- meaning, significant
- Filled with or attended with
"a silence pregnant with suspense";
- fraught
See also: big, enceinte [archaic], expectant, full, gravid [technical], great, heavy, large, meaningful, with child [archaic]
Antonym: nonpregnant
Encyclopedia: Pregnant