with child

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Definition of with childnext
as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body They were delighted to discover that, after months of trying, she was with child.

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“With child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/with%20child. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.

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