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- Dictionarypreggy/ˈprɛɡi/
adjective
- 1. (of a woman) pregnant: informal "I can't wait to get preggie"
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Sep 28, 2023 · 23. Preggy. This slang term is a shortened form of the word “pregnant.” It’s often used in a casual or familiar context to refer to someone who is expecting a child. For example, a friend might say, “Congratulations, you’re preggy!” When discussing pregnancy symptoms, a woman might say, “I’ve been feeling really preggy lately.”
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective preggy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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the state of being pregnant: Most women feel sick in the mornings during their first months of pregnancy. My first pregnancy was very straightforward - there were no complications. Synonym. gestation. Compare. term noun (TIME) specialized. Fewer examples. Sadly, she miscarried eight weeks into the pregnancy. a pregnancy test. a full-term pregnancy.
(of a woman and some female animals) having a baby or babies developing inside the womb: She's five and a half months pregnant. become pregnant My mother stopped smoking when she became pregnant. get someone pregnant He denied rumours that he'd got (= made) his bandmate pregnant. pregnant with My sister is pregnant with twins. Fewer examples.
Preggy is an adjective that means the same as pregnant, but it is used mainly in New Zealand. It is not a common or standard term in other English-speaking countries.
adjective. / ˈpreɡnənt/ Add to word list. carrying unborn young in the womb. mengandung. a pregnant woman. She fell pregnant when she was 17 years old. See also. pregnancy. (Translation of pregnant from the PASSWORD English–Malay Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd) Examples of pregnant. pregnant.
