prepregnancy

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adjective

Before the onset of pregnancy.

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Meanings

adjectiveprepregnancy (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the onset of pregnancy.

    After adjusting for prepregnancy weight, smoking status and other variables, the average birth weight of babies in the decaf group was a statistically insignificant one-half ounce higher than that of babies in the coffee-drinking group.

    2007 February 13, Nicholas Bakalar, “Childbirth: Cutting Caffeine Not Found to Affect Birth Weight”, in New York Times

Origin

From pre- + pregnancy.

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APA

prepregnancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepregnancy

MLA

“prepregnancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepregnancy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prepregnancy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepregnancy.

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