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preggers

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛ.ɡəs/
  • General-American: /ˈpɹɛ.ɡəɹs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛɡə(ɹ)s

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adj

Meaning 1

Pregnant; carrying developing offspring within one's body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: big, carrying, child-great, delicate, eating for two, enceinte, expectant, expecting, fertilized, full, gestating, gravid, great, have a bun in the oven, heavy, hormonal, in a family way, in the club, in the pudding club, knocked up, preg, pregs, preggers, preggie, preggo, pregnant, pupped, quick, up the duff, up the kyte, up the stick, up the stump, up the spout, with child

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Shortening of pregnant + -ers.