preggers
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shortening of pregnant + -ers.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛ.ɡəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛ.ɡəɹs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɡə(ɹ)s
- Hyphenation: preg‧gers
Adjective
[edit]preggers (not comparable)
- (informal) Pregnant; carrying developing offspring within one's body.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pregnant
- 2007-07-14, Kyrie O'Connor, “Bluff the Listener”, in Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me[1], National Public Radio:
- Michael's troubles may be over soon, except that Christal claims to be preggers with triplets.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]pregnant — see pregnant
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- English terms suffixed with -ers
- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɛɡə(ɹ)s
- Rhymes:English/ɛɡə(ɹ)s/2 syllables
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- en:Pregnancy