Fertility Terms

adjective not fertile or productive; unable to produce offspring

• The doctor explained that the patient was infecund and would have difficulty conceiving.
• She was devastated to learn that she was infecund and may struggle to have children.
• I heard she's infecund, so she's probably not gonna have any kids.
• The infecund soil yielded no crops, no matter how much effort was put into farming.

noun the condition of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

• The doctor discussed the risks and benefits of pregnancy with the couple.
• She's been feeling nauseous lately, do you think it could be a pregnancy symptom?
• I heard she's got a bun in the oven, looks like a surprise pregnancy!
• The new project was still in its early stages, a pregnancy waiting to be nurtured and developed.