pregnant
adjective
Edmund WilsonKemp MaloneThe Times Literary Supplement (London)
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Research shows that Black and poor pregnant women are more likely to be screened for drug use during pregnancy and referred to child welfare services than White or wealthier pregnant women, even though women of all races use substances during pregnancy at similar rates.
—Mira Cheng, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
People who are pregnant or breastfeeding should also avoid supplemental lysine.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
In the tradition of so many pregnant people before her, Sofia Richie Grainge has left the house in a pair of flip flops and an elasticated smock dress.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024
The rules that Iowa’s Board of Medicine subsequently adopted have been criticized for being too vague and lacking specifics about when doctors can legally step in to save the life of a pregnant patient or how providers who violate the law would be punished.
—Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
However, her character on the show is not pregnant.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
Many of her patients are pregnant and can’t afford to delay care.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
One group that should probably steer clear of tretinoin: People who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
—Krissy Brady, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Middle English, from Latin praegnant-, praegnans carrying a fetus, alteration of praegnas, from prae- pre- + -gnas (akin to gignere to give birth to) — more at kin
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6
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“Pregnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pregnant. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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