preggers

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preggers

/ˈpɹɛ.ɡəs/ UK
/ˈpɹɛ.ɡəɹs/ US

Rhymes with -ɛɡə(ɹ)s

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Shortening of pregnant + -ers.

adjective

informal, not comparable Pregnant; carrying developing offspring within one's body. Michael's troubles may be over soon, except that Christal claims to be preggers with triplets.
Similar: big, carrying, child-great, delicate, eating for two, enceinte, expectant, expecting, fertilized, full, gestating, gravid

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@misc{preggers_2026,
  title = {preggers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preggers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}