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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