Definition of enceinte
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back in the days when a bride who was visibly enceinte was a cause for family embarrassment
Origin and Etymology of enceinte
French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *incenta, alteration of Latin incient-, inciens being with young, modification of Greek enkyos pregnant, from en- + kyein to be pregnant — more at cyme
enceinte Synonyms
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big, caught, pregnant, expectant, expecting, gone, gravid, heavy, quick [archaic]Antonyms
nonpregnantRelated Words
parturient, prenatal; childbearing, gestational; brooding; conceiving, impregnatedNear Antonyms
barren, infertile; aborting, miscarrying; deliveredOrigin and Etymology of enceinte
French, from Old French, enclosing wall, from enceindre to surround, from Latin incingere, from in- + cingere to gird — more at cincture
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