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单词 pregnancy
释义

pregnancy

noun

preg·​nan·​cy ˈpreg-nən(t)-sē How to pronounce pregnancy (audio)
plural pregnancies
1
: the quality of being pregnant (as in meaning)
2
: the condition of being pregnant : gestation
3
: an instance of being pregnant

Synonyms

  • family way
  • gestation
  • gravidity
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

an elephant's pregnancy can last almost a year
Recent Examples on the Web Viability is generally considered to be around six months of pregnancy, somewhere between 23 and 28 weeks' gestation depending on how the fetus is developing. Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2022 Shaggy later toed the line of funny and crude while putting a microphone in his pants and speaking of pregnancy. Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2022 Maryland Democrats pounced on the Republican senator’s legislation, which would prohibit doctors nationwide from performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022 Two more do not permit abortions for people later than six weeks of pregnancy. Shefali Luthra, al, 15 Sep. 2022 Republicans have sought to shift the focus to Democrats’ positions, noting that the United States is one of fewer than a dozen countries that allows elective abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022 The ban will replace state laws that generally prohibited abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy and tightly restricted it after the 13th week. Tom Davies, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Premature infants born as early as 21 to 22 weeks of pregnancy can sometimes survive their stays in the neonatal-intensive-care unit and grow up to be healthy children and adults. The Editors, National Review, 14 Sep. 2022 Fewer than 10 percent take place between the 14th and 20th weeks of pregnancy, and just one percent are performed on or after the 21st week. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pregnancy

noun

preg·​nan·​cy ˈpreg-nən-sē How to pronounce pregnancy (audio)
plural pregnancies
: the state of being pregnant

Medical Definition

pregnancy

noun

preg·​nan·​cy ˈpreg-nən-sē How to pronounce pregnancy (audio)
plural pregnancies
1
: the condition of being pregnant
2
: an instance of being pregnant

pregnancy

noun

as in gestation
the state of containing unborn young within the body an elephant's pregnancy can last almost two years

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • gestation
  • gravidity
  • breeding
  • spawning
  • conception
  • family way
  • procreation
  • begetting
  • generation
  • siring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • infertility
  • barrenness
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