pregnant
adjective
if a woman is pregnant, she has a baby developing inside her body
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Pregnant and be pregnant
be expecting (a baby)
to be pregnant
in the family way
pregnant
heavily pregnant
a heavily pregnant woman has a very large stomach because her baby will be born soon
the patter of tiny feet
used for saying that someone is going to have a baby
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pregnant
have a bun in the oven
to be pregnant
heavy with child
an old way of saying that a woman is pregnant and her baby will be born soon
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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