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gestating

ADJECTIVE

gravid

Synonyms

WEAK

abundant anticipating big carrying a child childbearing enceinte expectant expecting fecund fertile fraught fruitful heavy hopeful in a family way in family way parous parturient preggers productive prolific replete teeming with ch

ADJECTIVE

in the family way

Synonyms

WEAK

anticipating carrying expecting heavy with child knocked-up with child

ADJECTIVE

parturient

Synonyms

WEAK

abundant anticipating big carrying a child enceinte expectant expecting fecund fertile fraught fruitful gravid heavy hopeful in a family way in family way parous preggers productive prolific replete teeming with child

ADJECTIVE

pregnant

Synonyms

WEAK

abundant anticipating carrying a child childbearing enceinte expectant expecting fecund fertile fraught fruitful gravid heavy hopeful in family way parous parturient preggers productive prolific replete teeming with child

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The couple posed for photos at the event, drawing attention to their gestating bundle of joy by framing and caressing Palvin’s belly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

These duplicitous celebrities, so the rumor mill grinds, have hired mysterious surrogates to do their gestating work.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

Long before the emergence of a winged protagonist who transports powerful orbs across the mysterious landscape of Cocoon, the adventure video game was an abstract computer science exercise gestating in its creator’s head.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Then LTW tells Charlotte she's gestating a human on top of everything else, but Charlotte doubles down anyway.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2023

He sees them gestating in the womb of their mother, the sea.

From Time and Change by Burroughs, John

gestating

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