pregnancy

CEFRB1

/ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The period when a woman is carrying a baby before birth.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The period of time this condition prevails.

Examples

  • I had an ectopic pregnancy two years ago.

  • Let's do a pregnancy test.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The progression of stages from conception to birth.

  2. The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.

More examples

In context

  • Viable non-malformed singleton pregnancies were selected for cerebellar measurements; transcerebellar diameter, (TCD), left and right cerebellar diameters (LCD, RCD).

Synonyms

Quick test

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She learned about her blank when the home pregnancy test showed two lines.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From pregnant + -cy.