nonpregnant

adjective

non·​preg·​nant ˌnän-ˈpreg-nənt How to pronounce nonpregnant (audio)
: not pregnant
safe for nonpregnant patients

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In a recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey dataset, in the fifth to 95th weight percentiles, nonpregnant females aged 20 and older weighed between 110 and 263 pounds, and males in the same age range weighed between 136 and 287 pounds. Agustín Fuentes, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pregnant women are three times more likely to develop severe disease than nonpregnant women who acquire malaria in the same geographic area. Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025 To dig deeper, study co-author Julia Phan, a graduate student in Morrison’s lab, was comparing gene expression in those blood stem cells of pregnant and nonpregnant mice. Bycatherine Offord, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024 Repeatedly taking large blood draws from nonpregnant mice also woke up retrotransposons in blood stem cells, indicating pregnancy isn’t the only trigger. Bycatherine Offord, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nonpregnant

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonpregnant was in 1854

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“Nonpregnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpregnant. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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nonpregnant

adjective
non·​preg·​nant -ˈpreg-nənt How to pronounce nonpregnant (audio)
: not pregnant

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