OK, this one is boring, but it's the most basic, so a good place to start. Also, its history is a little surprising: when pregnant first entered the language over 600 years ago it carried a now-archaic meaning of "cogent, convincing." It didn't take long, though, for the English word to take on the meaning of its Latin root, praegnans: "carrying a fetus." These days that's the main meaning of pregnant in English, and it's the main word that is called on to describe a person (or animal) with a bun in the oven. The word still carries other meanings, the most common of which is "rich in significance or implication," as in "a pregnant pause." We note that pregnant pauses don't deserve the sympathy due to those suffering swollen ankles and sleepless nights.
8 Words For When You've Got a Baby Bump
Got a bun in the oven? We've got some words for you.
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