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pregorexia

pregorexia noun: a condition where a pregnant mother is obsessed with being thin.

Noun

pregorexia (uncountable)

  1. A condition where a pregnant mother is obsessed with being thin.
    • 2008, Jane Bainbridge, "Pregorexia: body image over baby?" (article), in British Journal of Midwifery, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 4 2008, page 608.
    • Pregorexia came on the radar in 2006 when former TV presenter Liz Fraser told Marie Claire magazine about her struggle with bulimia during pregnancy.2009 July 7, Kevin Courtney, “Pregorexia”, in The Irish Times

Origin of pregorexia

Blend of pregnancy + anorexia.

Questions about pregorexia

What does pregorexia mean?
Pregorexia means a condition where a pregnant mother is obsessed with being thin.
What part of speech is pregorexia?
Pregorexia is a noun.

Words near pregorexia in the dictionary

  1. pregolf
  2. Pregolya
  3. pregonite
  4. pregonites
  5. pregonopodal
  6. pregorexia
  7. pregrab
  8. pregrabs
  9. Pregrada
  10. pregraduate
  11. pregraduates

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