preggers

English

Etymology

Shortening of pregnant +‎ -ers.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛ.ɡəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛ.ɡəɹs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡə(ɹ)s
• Hyphenation: preg‧gers

Adjective

preggers (not comparable)

1. (informal) Pregnant; carrying developing offspring within one's body.
   • 2007-07-14, Kyrie O'Connor, “Bluff the Listener”, in Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me‎^[1], National Public Radio:

     Michael's troubles may be over soon, except that Christal claims to be preggers with triplets.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pregnant

Derived terms

• boypreggers
• boy preggers

 

Translations

pregnant — see pregnant