pregnancy: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 17 letter points · starts with P · ends with Y
Meaning of pregnancy
noun
- countable
The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
- countable, uncountable
The period of time this condition prevails.
- uncountable
The progression of stages from conception to birth.
Listed forms: pregnancies.
Source: Wiktionary — pregnancy.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pregnancy in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pregnancy
P(3) + R(1) + E(1) + G(2) + N(1) + A(1) + N(1) + C(3) + Y(4) = 17 points.
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Anagrams of pregnancy
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from pregnancy
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