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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pregnant
preg·nant BrE [ˈpreɡnənt] NAmE [ˈpreɡnənt] adjective 1. (of a woman or female animal)having a baby or young animal developing inside her/its body • My wife is pregnant. • I was pregnant with our third child at the time. •a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born) •to get/become pregnant •He got his girlfriend pregnant and they're getting married. •She's six months pregnant. 2. ~ with sth (formal)full of a quality or feeling •Her silences were pregnant with criticism. Idiom: ↑pregnant pause Word Origin: [pregnant] late Middle English: from Latin praegnant-, probably from prae ‘before’ + the base of gnasci ‘be born’. Collocations: Children Having a baby/child want a baby/a child/kids start a family conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child miss your period become/get/ be/find out that you are pregnant have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth be in/go into/induce labour (especially US) labor have/suffer/cause a miscarriage give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins Parenting bring up/ (especially NAmE) raise a child/family care for/ (especially BrE) look after a baby/child/kid change (BrE) a nappy/(NAmE) a diaper/a baby feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave go back/return to work after maternity leave need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life educate/teach/home-school a child/kid punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid adopt a baby/child/kid offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption (especially BrE) foster a child/kid be placed with/be raised by foster parents Example Bank: •She was newly pregnant at the time. •She was pregnant by a former client. •She was pregnant with twins. •When I found out I was pregnant, I didn't know what to do.
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