Pregnant
(adjective)
- Having a developing embryo or fetus within the body.
- Having the potential for a particular quality, characteristic, or event.
- Full of meaning, significance, or implication.
- Having something in the process of developing.
Origin:
Middle english, from anglo-french, from latin praegnant-, praegnans, from present participle of praegnare to be with child, from prae- + gnasci to be born.
Examples:
- She was three months pregnant.
- The sentence was pregnant with meaning.
- The discussion was pregnant with implications.
- The situation was pregnant with danger.
- The field was pregnant with new growth.