English Online Dictionary. What means pregnancy? What does pregnancy mean?
English
Etymology
From pregnant + -cy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/
Noun
pregnancy (countable and uncountable, plural pregnancies)
- (countable) The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
- The period of time this condition prevails.
- (uncountable) The progression of stages from conception to birth.
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- pregnant