pregadj.
/prɛɡ/, U.S. /prɛɡ/ colloquial (originally U.S.).
Of a woman: pregnant.
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greatc1175
with childc1175
with childc1300
baggeda1400
bounda1400
pregnant?a1425
quicka1450
greaterc1480
heavyc1480
teeming1530
great-bellied1533
big1535
boundenc1540
impregnate1540
great-wombeda1550
young with child1566
gravid1598
pregnate1598
pagled1599
enceinte1602
child-great1605
conceived1637
big-bellieda1646
brooding1667
in the (also a) family way1688
in the (also that) way1741
undelivered1799
ensient1818
enwombeda1822
in a delicate condition1827
gestant1851
in pod1890
up the (also a) pole1918
in a particular condition1922
preg?1927
in the spud line1937
up the spout1937
preggy1938
up the stick1941
preggers1942
in pig1945
primigravid1949
preggo1951
in a certain condition1958
gestating1961
up the creek1961
in the (pudding) cluba1966
gravidated-
?1927–8 J. Fliesler Anecdota Americana 188 Mandy goin' to get married, didn't even know she was preg.
1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions i. v. 172 She's preg, baby.
1962 E. O'Brien Lonely Girl xvi. 188 Are you preg?.. 'Cos if you are, you won't be able to cycle.
1993 J. Evans Dangerous Diagnosis (BNC) Alison Walker. Seven months preg.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.?1927