1. (a.) Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to bring forth.

2. (a.) Heavy with important contents, significance, or issue; full of consequence or results; weighty; as, pregnant replies.

3. (a.) Full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.; as, a pregnant youth.

4. (n.) A pregnant woman.

5. (a.) Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.