Synonyms for pregnancy
ˈprɛg nən sipreg·nan·cy

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1. pregnancynoun

   Synonyms:
   gestation, gravidity

2. pregnancynoun

   The condition of being pregnant.

   Synonyms:
   gestation, gravidity

3. pregnancynoun

   The period of time this condition prevails.

   Synonyms:
   gravidity, gestation

4. pregnancynoun

   The progression of stages from conception to birth.

   Synonyms:
   gravidity, gestation

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1. pregnancy, gestation, maternitynoun

   the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

   Synonyms:
   maternal quality, maternity, motherliness, motherhood, gestation period, maternalism, gestation

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1. List of paraphrases for "pregnancy":

   pregnancies, gestation, pregnant, childbearing, maternity, pre-delivery, child-bearing, contraception, gestational, conception

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pregnancy

   Synonyms:
   Expecting, expecting a visit from the stork, gravid, in a family way, knocked up, a little stranger is coming, swallowed a watermelon seed, in trouble, with child

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1. Lee Gettler:

   First, the scientists included both mom and dad in the same study - most studies on parents ’ biology study either mom or dad, second, they track the couples through time and at many time points during the pregnancy.

2. Dearica Hamby:

   I planned to play this season, and I have expressed my desire to play this season, i have pushed myself throughout my entire pregnancy and have continued to work out (basketball included) on my own and with team staff - even on days where it was uncomfortable to walk, only to be inaccurately told that ‘I was not taking my workouts seriously.’.

3. Panumard Yarnwaidsakul:

   We have to persuade Thais to accept condoms as a hygiene item in everyday life to protect against pregnancy and AIDS.

4. Anne Schuchat:

   We’ll be expecting this summer to have even more data, particularly about vaccines given earlier in pregnancy.

5. United States:

   Following waves of restrictive legislation in the United States, the parallels between women seeking abortion in the United States and Ireland and Northern Ireland are striking, women in Northern Ireland have three options when faced with a pregnancy they do not want or feel they can not continue : travel long distances to access in-clinic abortion care, remain pregnant, or self-source their own abortion outside the formal healthcare setting.