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Synonyms for pregnancy

Most common

maternity gestation

All synonyms

Noun

1. Gestation

gestation, maternity

Other

gravidity rare, cyesis rare, gravidation dated, pregnation dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.

Forms

Plural
pregnancies → gestations, maternities, gravidities, cyeses…

Example sentences

  • maternity She's on maternity leave to stay at home with Tom.
  • gestation The gestation period of a rhino is about 16 months.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pregnancyrising
maternitysteady
gestationsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
cyesis
9 letters
maternity4, gestation3, gravidity
10 letters
pregnation
11 letters
gravidation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (maternity4 = 4 syllables).

In other languages

Français
grossesse
Italiano
gravidanza
Español
embarazo
Deutsch
Schwangerschaft