pregnant

 
Pronunciation: /ˈprɛgnənt/

adjective

  • 1(of a woman or female animal) having a child or young developing in the uterus: she was heavily pregnant with her second child she was six months pregnant
  • 2full of meaning; significant or suggestive: a pregnant pause a development pregnant with implications

Derivatives

pregnantly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin praegnant-, probably from prae 'before' + the base of gnasci 'be born'