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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A woman's abdomen as it begins to protrude in the earlier months of pregnancy.

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  • noun informal visible signs of pregnancy, noticeable abdominal swelling in a pregnant woman; freq. used in tabloid coverage of celebrities.

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  • what celebs sport every so often.

    April 29, 2009

  • This term really disgusts me. Gah! Great list for it, madmouth!

    April 29, 2009

  • More or less disgusting than preggers?

    April 29, 2009

  • The dark horse: grossesse

    April 29, 2009

  • Both of them are disrespectful as well as being gross, so it's six of one, half-dozen of the other.

    April 29, 2009

  • baby bump = swelling of a woman's abdomen due to pregnancy, esp. in the earliest weeks of pregnancy when it first becomes noticed.

    August 2, 2009