pregnant

Having a baby or young animal growing inside the body; also used for a couple expecting a baby.

• My sister is pregnant.
• She was pregnant with her first child.
• The couple announced that they were pregnant.

How to use it: be pregnant with a baby/twins (She is pregnant with twins.)

Similar words: expecting, expectant

Common phrases: be pregnant, get pregnant, six months pregnant, pregnant woman

Suggesting strong feelings, important meaning, or possibilities that have not been openly expressed.

• A pregnant silence followed her question.
• He took a pregnant pause before giving his answer.
• They exchanged a pregnant glance across the room.

Similar words: meaningful, significant, suggestive

Opposites: meaningless

Common phrases: pregnant pause, pregnant silence, pregnant moment

Containing a great deal of a particular quality, feeling, or possibility.

• The moment was pregnant with hope.
• Her words were pregnant with meaning.
• They saw a future pregnant with promise.

How to use it: pregnant with something (The coming year seemed pregnant with possibility.)

Similar words: full, filled, rich

Common phrases: pregnant with possibility, pregnant with promise, pregnant with meaning, pregnant with anxiety