(Early Middle English.) intransitive. To become pregnant, conceive; ? to bring forth. Obsolete. (Perhaps does not belong to this word.)

intransitive. To become pregnant.

intransitive. To become pregnant, swell with pregnancy. Obsolete.

to fall with child (also bairn): to become pregnant. Cf. to fall pregnant at phrases 2d. Chiefly Scottish or archaic in later use.

intransitive for passive. To become pregnant, to conceive. rare.

transitive. colloquial. Of a woman: to conceive (a child). More generally: to set about having (a child); to begin to form (a family) by having…

transitive (in passive, frequently with get). colloquial. To become pregnant; spec. to have an unplanned pregnancy.

intransitive. colloquial (chiefly British). To become pregnant. Cf. earlier to fall with child at phrases 1b, to fall pregnant at phrases 2d; and cf…

intransitive. To become pregnant, to conceive. Now somewhat rare.

transitive. colloquial. to be (also get) caught out: to become pregnant; spec. to have an unplanned pregnancy. Cf. main sense 15.

intransitive. Chiefly British. To conceive, become pregnant with (a child). Cf. sense 49.

With up. intransitive. Caribbean colloquial. To swell up; to become pregnant. rare.