preggers

English

Etymology

Shortening of pregnant +‎ -ers.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛ.ɡəs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛ.ɡəɹs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡə(ɹ)s
  • Hyphenation: preg‧gers

Adjective

preggers (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Pregnant; carrying developing offspring within one's body.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pregnant
    • 2007-07-14, Kyrie O'Connor, “Bluff the Listener”, in Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me‎[1], National Public Radio:
      Michael's troubles may be over soon, except that Christal claims to be preggers with triplets.

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