/ ˈpregnənt; NAmE / adjective
1.
( of a woman or female animal ) having a baby or young animal developing inside her/its body :
My wife is pregnant.
I was pregnant with our third child at the time.
a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born)
to get / become pregnant
He got his girlfriend pregnant and they're getting married.
She's six months pregnant.
2.
pregnant with sth ( formal ) full of a quality or feeling :
Her silences were pregnant with criticism.
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IDIOMS
- a pregnant pause / silence
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin praegnant- , probably from prae before + the base of gnasci be born.