Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pregnancy

/ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: preg-nan-cy
IPA: /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.

Countable

noun

The period of time this condition prevails.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The progression of stages from conception to birth.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"News that the duchess is in the "very early stages" of pregnancy with the third-in-line to the throne was officially released after she was taken to the King Edward VII hospital in central London, suffering from hyperemesis gravidarun, very acute morning sickness."
"Viable non-malformed singleton pregnancies were selected for cerebellar measurements; transcerebellar diameter, (TCD), left and right cerebellar diameters (LCD, RCD)."

Etymology

From pregnant + -cy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pregnancies (plural)

Derived Forms

antipregnancy eggnancy interpregnancy midpregnancy nonpregnancy peripregnancy postpregnancy pregorexia prepregnancy

Phrases

anembryonic pregnancy biochemical pregnancy chemical pregnancy denial of pregnancy ectopic pregnancy false pregnancy mask of pregnancy phantom pregnancy

Frequently Paired Words

pregnant with child with young false pregnancy pseudocyesis pseudopregnancy

Synonyms

cyesis gestation gravidation gravidity pregnation maternity

Questions

How do you pronounce pregnancy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/.
What does pregnancy mean?: The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
Where does pregnancy come from?: From pregnant + -cy.

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