American English
/ˈpʰɹɛg.nn̩t̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
having a baby developing inside your body
Practice out loudhaving a baby developing inside your body
She is pregnant with her first child.
They got pregnant soon after getting married.
Use be: She is pregnant, not She has pregnant.
pregnant woman · pregnant person · become pregnant · pregnant with twins
be + pregnant
get + pregnant
full of important meaning, feeling, or possibility
The silence was pregnant with meaning.
It was a pregnant pause before his answer.
This meaning is mostly used in formal writing and in the expression pregnant pause.
pregnant with meaning · pregnant with possibility · pregnant pause
be + pregnant with + noun
a + pregnant + noun
a short silence that feels full of meaning or tension
There was a pregnant pause before she answered.