1. Pregnant with a child whose fetal movements are recognizable. 2. A sensitive part, painful to touch. [A.S. cwic, living]
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quick 'kwik adj
2) PREGNANT
quick n
1) quick pl living beings
2) a painfully sensitive spot or area of flesh (as that underlying a fingernail)
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(kwik) 1. rapid. 2. alive. pregnant and able to feel the fetal movements.Medical dictionary. 2011.