eggnant

English

Etymology

Blend of egg +‎ pregnant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡnənt/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡnənt
• Hyphenation: egg‧nant

Adjective

eggnant (not comparable) (humorous, informal)

1. Having an egg developing inside one's body.
2. Owning an eggnant animal.
   • 2002 June 28, Merriam, “Help!!! ASAP!!!!”, in rec.pets.birds‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <9cc3486c.0206281823.1bdbfc38@posting.google.com>:

     We are eggnant and first time for us. The birds are parakeets and the female laid her first egg on the 21st of June and a second with our help on the 23rd. […] She definately^[sic] has another egg to lay and it has been three days, since her last egg was laid.