pregnant

pregnant
01. My wife is [pregnant], and we are expecting the baby in May.
02. My [pregnancy] was pretty easy; I didn't really get sick, though I did get pretty tired at times.
03. Our cat is [pregnant] again, and she just had kittens about four months ago.
04. Apparently, elephants are [pregnant] for about two years before finally giving birth.
05. She and her boyfriend decided to get married after she got [pregnant] because they didn't want to upset their parents.
06. It is quite dangerous to drink alcohol during [pregnancy] because it can cause harm to the unborn child.
07. My wife only gained about 9 kilos during her [pregnancy], and people couldn't even tell she was going to have a baby until the last month or so.
08. Nora Ephron once said that if [pregnancy] were a book, they would cut the last two chapters.
09. The elephant's [pregnancy] is the longest of any mammal.
10. Scientists have discovered that [pregnant] mothers who eat spicy foods are more likely to have children born with hair on their head.
11. Hens do not have to be [impregnated] to lay eggs; the rooster is needed only to fertilize the egg.
12. During [pregnancy], a woman's uterus expands to 500 times its normal size.
13. [Pregnancy] specialists warn that using fertility drugs give couples a one-in-four chance of a multiple birth.
14. Female mosquitoes drink blood while they are [pregnant] in order to feed their eggs.
15. Many women experience nausea and vomiting during the first few months of [pregnancy].
16. Home [pregnancy] tests are inexpensive and reliable when done correctly.
17. New research indicates that eating garlic during [pregnancy] can cut the risk of raised blood pressure.
18. In Burma, there is a superstition that a [pregnant] woman should not eat bananas or the baby will be too big for a normal delivery.
19. A Rwandan proverb notes that [pregnancy] and fire cannot be kept secret.
20. A recent study suggests that a father's genes may play some role in determining how long [pregnancy] lasts.
21. According to the World Health Organization, one woman dies every minute in [pregnancy] or childbirth, due to a lack of proper medical care.

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  • pregnant — PREGNÁNT, Ă, pregnanţi, te, adj. Care iese în relief, care se impune prin evidenţă; vizibil, clar, evident; expresiv. – Din germ. prägnant, fr. prégnant. cf. it. p r e g n a n t e. Trimis de RACAI, 21.10.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  PREGNÁNT adj. 1. v.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Pregnant — Preg nant, a. [L. praegnans, antis; prae before + genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. pr[ e]gnant. See {Gender}, 2d {Kin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prégnant — prégnant, ante [ pregnɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • v. 1570; de l a. fr. preindre « presser », lat. premere 1 ♦ Littér. Qui s impose à l esprit. (1962) Psychol. Structure prégnante. ⇒ prégnance. 2 ♦ Anglic. Qui contient de nombreuses possibilités, virtualités …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • pregnant — [preg′nənt] adj. [ME preignant < L pregnans (gen. pregnantis), heavy with young < prae , before (see PRE ) + base of OL gnasci, to be born (see GENUS)] 1. having (an) offspring developing in the uterus; that has conceived; with young or… …   English World dictionary

  • Pregnant — Preg nant, n. A pregnant woman. [R.] Dunglison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pregnant — Preg nant, a. [F. prenant taking. Cf. {Pregnable}.] Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt. [Obs.] Pregnant to good pity. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pregnant — [adj1] carrying developing offspring within the body abundant, anticipating, carrying a child, enceinte, expectant, expecting*, fecund, fertile, fraught, fruitful, gestating, gravid, heavy, hopeful, in family way*, parous, parturient, preggers*,… …   New thesaurus

  • pregnant — index eloquent, productive, replete, strategic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • prégnant — prégnant, ante (pré gnan, gnan t ) adj. 1°   Terme didactique. Qui porte en soi un germe de reproduction, en parlant d une femelle. J ai six brebis, dont trois prégnantes. 2°   Par extension, violent, pressant, comme le besoin d accoucher (emploi …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • pregnant — meaningful, significant, *expressive, eloquent, sententious Analogous words: weighty, momentous, consequential, significant, important (see corresponding nouns at IMPORTANCE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pregnant — PREGNANT, ou PREIGNANT, [preign]ante. adjectif. Violent, pressant. Il n a guere d usage que dans ces phrases. Douleurs pregnantes. maux aigus, pregnants …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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