physiological signs of pregnancy without conception; pseudocyesis
Also called: pseudopregnancy
Word origin
[1880–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, barnstorm, impressionism, interface, rain check
Examples of 'false pregnancy' in a sentence
false pregnancy
This also had arisen out of her false pregnancy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The actress admits wearing a false pregnancy bump, below left, made her broody - but by month five she had grown sick of the prosthetic.
The Sun (2013)
The researchers then inflicted brain injuries at different stages of the false pregnancies.