'Pregnancy' definitions:

Definition of 'pregnancy'

(from WordNet)
noun
The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus [syn: pregnancy, gestation, maternity]

Definition of 'Pregnancy'

From: GCIDE
  • Pregnancy \Preg"nan*cy\, n.
  • 1. The condition of being pregnant; the state of being with young. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Figuratively: The quality of being heavy with important contents, issue, significance, etc.; unusual consequence or capacity; fertility. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]