said of a woman or female animal: having an unborn child or unborn young in the womb
rich in significance or implication
a pregnant pause
full of ideas or resourcefulness; inventive
showing signs of the future; portentous
the pregnant years of the prewar era
(+ with) full; teeming
nature pregnant with life
pregnantly adv
[Middle English from Latin praegnant-, praegnans, alteration of praegnas, from prae- + gnatus born, past part. of nasci to be born]