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From child + great (“pregnant”) (obsolete), an alternative manner of saying “great with child”. Compare big with child and heavy with child.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: Pregnant. Full definition →
Today it means: Pregnant. Full definition →
From child + great (“pregnant”) (obsolete), an alternative manner of saying “great with child”. Compare big with child and heavy with child.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.