pregnant

/ˈpregnənt/ adjective

Definition

› A pregnant woman has a baby developing inside her uterus: to get pregnant She's five months pregnant.

a pregnant pause/silence › a pause or silence full of meaning that is not said in words

(Definition of pregnant adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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