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pregorexia

noun

Etymology

Blend of pregnancy + anorexia.

  1. borrowed from ἀνορεξία
  2. compounded as pregorexia — “pregnancy + anorexia”

Definitions

  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.
    • Her dramatic weight loss meant Mrs Bassett had to be taken into hospital when just 11 weeks pregnant. Evan was born early at 30 weeks, but her ‘pregorexia’ left her too frail to care for him until he was 14 months old.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA