preg en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Clipping of pregnant or pregnancy.
Meanings
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(informal) Pregnant.
The Simpsons have a little son and Gwen is preg with number two.
1977, Erich Segal, Oliver's Story, HarperTorch, published 2002, →ISBN, page 318:'Am I? Well, I'll let you in to a secret. I'm pretty sure I'm preg."
1994, Catherine Clifton Clark, The Saturday Treat, Magna Large Print Books, published 1994, →ISBN, page 225:My ma's the one who told us Frankie Frangione's mother was preg again.
1989, Carole L. Glickfeld, “What My Mother Knows”, in Useful Gifts, University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more preg | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most preg | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
in the club · up the stump · pregnant · up the stick · quick · pupped · delicate · up the spout · preg · with child · hormonal · preggers · child-great · enceinte · up the kyte · in the pudding club · gestating · have a bun in the oven · big · eating for two · gravid · carrying · full · in a family way · knocked up · expecting · preggo · up the duff · expectant · heavy · pregs · great · fertilized · preggie