as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body were delighted to learn that their oldest daughter was enceinte and they would soon be grandparents

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  • The French fright fest features a very pregnant widow (Alysson Paradis) who sees her home invaded on Christmas Eve by a mysterious woman in black (Beatrice Dalle) dead set on cutting her baby out with some scissors.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • After arranging a trip to the vet the next day, Coranez learned that the orange cat was, in fact, female—and pregnant with five kittens due in just two days, on October 14.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Al-Khatib’s home an d almost everything his family owned is long gone.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Enceinte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enceinte. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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