Definition of "pregnancy" []

• The condition of being pregnant: a test for pregnancy. (noun)
• An instance of being pregnant: Her second pregnancy was easy. (noun)
• The period during which one is pregnant: the first trimester of pregnancy. (noun)
• The quality or condition of being rich in significance, import, or implication. (noun)
• Creativity; inventiveness. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Obesity in pregnancy is not a topic that is discussed much in the media."
• "If the pregnancy is the issue, have Kristen Stewart wear numerous pillows to represent the stages and then CGI her belly when her shirt is lifted."
• "For Mary, the pregnancy is a divine miracle and a privilege."