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pregnant and barefoot

pregnant and barefoot is the alternative form of barefoot and pregnant.

Meaning of barefoot and pregnant

Adjective

barefoot and pregnant (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory) Kept at home to perform the traditional duties expected of women.
    • "The only way to keep a woman happy," he said, "is to keep her barefoot and pregnant."1958, Joseph H Peck, All about men

Questions about pregnant and barefoot

What is pregnant and barefoot the alternative form of?
Pregnant and barefoot is the alternative form of barefoot and pregnant.

Words near pregnant and barefoot in the dictionary

  1. pregnanolone
  2. pregnanolones
  3. pregnanone
  4. pregnanones
  5. pregnant
  6. pregnant and barefoot
  7. pregnant chad
  8. pregnant chads
  9. pregnant construction
  10. pregnant constructions
  11. pregnant denial

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