Added 9 October 2026
pregnant
/ˈpɹɛɡnənt/ adjective
In Latin: gravidus, praegnāns, praegnās Wiktionary
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noun
- A pregnant person.
adjective
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Origin
From Middle English preignant, from Old French preignant, pregnant, also prenant (compare archaic Modern French prégnant), and their source, Latin praegnāns (“pregnant”), probably from prae- (“pre-”) + *gnāscī, an archaic form of nāscī (“to be born”). Displaced Old English bearnēacen (literally "child-enlarged").
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