Synonyms for pregnancy
ˈprɛg nən sipreg·nan·cy

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1. pregnancynoun

   Synonyms:
   gestation, gravidity

2. pregnancynoun

   The condition of being pregnant.

   Synonyms:
   gestation, gravidity

3. pregnancynoun

   The period of time this condition prevails.

   Synonyms:
   gravidity, gestation

4. pregnancynoun

   The progression of stages from conception to birth.

   Synonyms:
   gravidity, gestation

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1. pregnancy, gestation, maternitynoun

   the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

   Synonyms:
   maternal quality, maternity, motherliness, motherhood, gestation period, maternalism, gestation

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1. List of paraphrases for "pregnancy":

   pregnancies, gestation, pregnant, childbearing, maternity, pre-delivery, child-bearing, contraception, gestational, conception

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pregnancy

   Synonyms:
   Expecting, expecting a visit from the stork, gravid, in a family way, knocked up, a little stranger is coming, swallowed a watermelon seed, in trouble, with child

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1. Frederic Amant:

   Our results show that fear of cancer treatment is no reason to terminate a pregnancy, that maternal treatment should not be delayed and that chemotherapy can be given.

2. The ILO:

   Protective measures should include action taken to ensure that a woman worker does not lose her job during pregnancy and that maternity is not a source of discrimination.

3. John Seago:

   The Legislature wants to spend money on helping pregnant women and families through things like adoption, maternity homes, pregnancy resources centers and other social services -- in addition to just saying no to pay for the abortion.

4. Kevin Campbell:

   Having sex before the sperm count is reliably zero can clearly result in a pregnancy.

5. Leana Wen:

   This ruling means that Baltimore City students will continue to receive evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention education delivered by teachers specially trained to teach these important curricula, this means that Baltimore City students will be able to continue Baltimore City students work in reducing teen birth rates, which fell 61 % in Baltimore City from 2000 to 2016.