pregnancy
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pregnancy
- /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/
Where it comes from
From pregnant + -cy.
noun pregnancies
- The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this. News that the duchess is in the "very early stages" of pregnancy with the third-in-line to the throne was officially released after she was taken to the King Edward VII hospital in central London, suffering from hyperemesis gravidarun, very acute morning sickness.
- The period of time this condition prevails.
- The progression of stages from conception to birth.
Similar: cyesis, gestation, gravidation, gravidity, pregnation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gestation, pregnant, childbearing, birth, conception, childbirth, unborn, gestational, child-bearing, cyesis, foetus, contraceptive, contraception, impregnation, fetal, fetus
noun
Similar: cyesis, gestation, gravidation, gravidity, pregnation
Translations
Every language
noun 9-month period of carrying offspring in the uterus
| Español | embarazo, gravidez, preñez |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 임신 imsin |
| 日本語 | 妊娠 ninshin |
| 中文 | 懷孕 /怀孕 huáiyùn, 妊娠 rènshēn, 懷胎 /怀胎 huáitāi |
| हिन्दी | गर्भावस्था garbhāvasthā |
| Kiswahili | mimba, ujauzito |
| Português | gravidez, prenhez |
| Français | grossesse, gestation |
| Deutsch | Schwangerschaft |
| Italiano | gravidanza |
| Ελληνικά | εγκυμοσύνη egkymosýni |
| Română | graviditate, sarcină |
| Русский | бере́менность berémennostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sự có thai |
| العربية | حَمْل ḥaml |
| עברית | היריון \ הֵרָיוֹן herayón |
noun period of time
| Español | embarazo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 懷孕期 /怀孕期 huáiyùnqī, huáiyùnqí, 孕期 yùnqī |
| हिन्दी | गर्भावस्था garbhāvasthā |
| Français | grossesse |
noun progression from conception to birth
| 中文 | 懷孕階段 /怀孕阶段 huáiyùn jiēduàn, 妊娠階段 /妊娠阶段 rènshēn jiēduàn |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | गर्भावस्था garbhāvasthā |
| Français | gestation |
| Ελληνικά | κύηση kýisi |
Talk about this word "pregnancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pregnancy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pregnancy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pregnancy "pregnancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pregnancy.Cite this
@misc{pregnancy_2026,
title = {pregnancy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pregnancy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
