pregnancy
noun
Simple meaning
The condition of a woman carrying a baby inside her body
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
prehgnuhnseeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɹɛɡnənsi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
countable
The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
uncountable
The progression of stages from conception to birth.
The period of time this condition prevails.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Used this way, pregnancy is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use pregnancy
- “Her pregnancy was going smoothly, and she felt quite well.”noun
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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A physiological test to determine whether a woman is pregnant.
Pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus.
Pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus.
Pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus.
Physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant.
A tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- fetaladjective
- uterineadjective
- lactationnoun
- uterusnoun
- postpartumadjective
- trimesternoun
- prenataladjective
- childbirthnoun
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Synonyms
Sense: being pregnant
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