as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body
were delighted to learn that their oldest daughter was enceinte and they would soon be grandparents
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That's because of superfecundation, which means that one female cat can become pregnant by multiple male cats at the same time.
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Balogun was born in New York only because his Nigerian mother, visiting from England, was seven months pregnant and denied boarding for the flight back to London.
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Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.
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“Enceinte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enceinte. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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