false pregnancy

NOUN

apparent but unreal pregnancy

Synonyms

WEAK

pseudocyesis pseudopregnancy

Example Sentences

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Clark has seen several cases of false pregnancy in her practice.

From National Geographic • Sep. 11, 2023

Zoo experts said Mei Xiang, 21, started to show changes in her behavior this month that might be a sign that she’s pregnant — or having a false pregnancy, which is relatively common in pandas.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2019

Zoo experts said Mei Xiang, who is 21, started to show changes in her behavior this week that might be a sign she’s pregnant — or having a false pregnancy.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2019

The legal battle between Drake and an Instagram model who made false pregnancy and rape claims against him is over.

From Fox News • Dec. 2, 2018

That and similar cases set Dr. Rutherford to scrabbling around in old records, trying to find out something about "pseudocyesis," or false pregnancy.

From Time Magazine Archive