REGNANCY Synonyms

• an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

• the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

• the event that occurred at the beginning of something

• the creation of something in the mind

• marked by eager anticipation

• in an advanced stage of pregnancy

• creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

• making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

• the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

• the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

• the conception and development of an idea or plan

• technical terms for pregnancy

• material with which something is impregnated

• the process of totally saturating something with a substance

• creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

• the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

• the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

• the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother

• the process of giving birth

• occurring or existing before birth

• regard something as probable or likely

• consider obligatory; request and expect

• look forward to the probable occurrence of

• consider reasonable or due

• look forward to the birth of a child

• be pregnant with