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Pregnant vs Pseudocyesis - What's the difference?

pregnant | pseudocyesis |

As nouns the difference between pregnant and pseudocyesis

is that pregnant is a pregnant woman while pseudocyesis is false pregnancy; the appearance of signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the person or animal is not pregnant.

As an adjective pregnant

is (not comparable) carrying developing offspring within the body.

pregnant

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic) * pregnaunt (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (not comparable) Carrying developing offspring within the body.
    • I went to the doctor and, guess what, I'm pregnant !
  • (comparable) Having numerous possibilities or implications; full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.
    • a pregnant pause
  • * Shakespeare
    • wherein the pregnant enemy does much
  • Fertile, prolific (usually of soil, ground etc.).
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.vi:
    • The sunne-beames bright vpon her body playd, / Being through former bathing mollifide, / And pierst into her wombe, where they embayd / With so sweet sence and secret power vnspide, / That in her pregnant flesh they shortly fructifide.
  • (obsolete) Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Pregnant to good pity.

    Synonyms

    * expecting, expecting a baby, expectant, gravid (of animals only ), with child, fertilized * eating for two, having a bun in the oven, in a family way, knocked up, preggers, up the duff * in an interesting condition, in a family way * (having many possibilities or implications) meaningful, significant * See also

    Hyponyms

    * (carrying developing offspring) in trouble

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pregnant woman.
    • (Dunglison)
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    pseudocyesis

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • false pregnancy; the appearance of signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the person or animal is not pregnant

    • Synonyms

    *pseudopregnancy