Post-pregnancy
[preg-nuh n-see] /ˈprɛg nən si/
noun, plural pregnancies.
1.
the state, condition, or quality of being .
/ˈprɛɡnənsɪ/
noun (pl) -cies
1.
the state or condition of being pregnant
2.
the period from conception to childbirth
n.
1520s (originally figurative), from pregnant (adj.1) + -cy. Literal use attested from 1590s.
pregnancy preg·nan·cy (prěg’nən-sē)
n.
pregnancy
(prěg’nən-sē)
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