enceinte

en·ceinte ¹

E0123900 (ĕn-sānt′, än-sănt′)adj. Carrying an unborn child; pregnant.

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[French, from Old French, ultimately from Latin inciēns, pregnant; see keuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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en·ceinte ²

E0123900 (ĕn-sānt′, än-sănt′, äN-săNt′)n.1. An encircling fortification, as around a fort, castle, or town.2. A structure or an area protected by an encircling fortification.

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[French, from Late Latin incīncta, from feminine past participle of incingere, to surround closely : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Latin cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]

enceinte

(ɒnˈsænt; French ɑ̃sɛ̃t) adj (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) another word for pregnant[C17: from French, from Latin inciēns pregnant; related to Greek enkuos, from kuein to be pregnant]

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enceinte

(ɒnˈsænt; French ɑ̃sɛ̃t) n1. (Military) a boundary wall enclosing a defended area2. (Military) the area enclosed[C18: from French: enclosure, from enceindre to encompass, from Latin incingere, from cingere to gird]

en•ceinte¹

(ɑ̃ˈsɛ̃t, -ˈsænt, ɑn-)

adj. pregnant; with child. [1590–1600; < Middle French < Late Latin incincta, perhaps literally “ungirded”]

en•ceinte²

(ɑ̃ˈsɛ̃t, -ˈsænt, ɑn-)

n. 1. a ring of fortifications enclosing a place. 2. the place enclosed. [1700–10; < French: enclosure, enceinte < Latin incincta, feminine of incinctus, past participle of incingere to surround]

Thesaurus

Adj.

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enceinte - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"gravid, with child, expectant, great, large, big, heavypregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life

enceinte

adjectiveCarrying a developing fetus within the uterus:big, expectant, expecting, gravid, parturient, pregnant.Slang: gone.Archaic: great.Idioms: in a family way, with child.