enceinte
1 of 2adjective
en·ceinte äⁿ(n)-ˈsant 
: pregnant sense 1
enceinte
2 of 2noun
: a line of fortification enclosing a castle or town
also : the area so enclosed
Synonyms
Adjective
- big
- caught
- expectant
- expecting
- gone
- gravid
- heavy
- pregnant
- quick [archaic]
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Adjective were delighted to learn that their oldest daughter was enceinte and they would soon be grandparents
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *incenta, alteration of Latin incient-, inciens being with young, modification of Greek enkyos pregnant, from en- + kyein to be pregnant — more at cyme
Noun
French, from Old French, enclosing wall, from enceindre to surround, from Latin incingere, from in- + cingere to gird — more at cincture
First Known Use
Adjective
1602, in the meaning defined above
Noun
circa 1708, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
enceinte
adjective
en·ceinte äⁿ(n)-ˈsant
: pregnant
enceinte
adjective
as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body were delighted to learn that their oldest daughter was enceinte and they would soon be grandparents Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pregnant
- gone
- gravid
- expectant
- expecting
- caught
- with young
- with child
- big
- heavy
- quick
- prenatal
- childbearing
- gestational
- conceiving
- parturient
- impregnated
- brooding
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- barren
- nonpregnant
- infertile
- miscarrying
- delivered
- aborting