Learn English – Can you “carry a child” in your womb

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Can I use "carry a child" to replace "carry a pregnancy"? Are there any single-word verbs I can use in this sense?

Surrogacy is an arrangement or agreement whereby a woman agrees to carry a pregnancy for another person or persons, who will become the newborn child's parent(s) after birth.

Best Answer

You would not normally use the term "carry a pregnancy" in everyday English. It is very common to hear the phrase "to carry a child" or "to carry child". The example you cited appears to be a technical definition that uses the more formal medical language "to carry a pregnancy", but again you would generally not use this phrase in everyday writing or speech.

Other common ways of referring to a pregnancy:

  • to be expecting (She is expecting.)
  • to be pregnant (She is pregnant.)
  • to be with child (She is with child.)
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