noun
Meaning 1
A pregnant woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
gravida
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noun
Meaning 2
a pregnant woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: woman, adult female
Narrower terms: primigravida, gravida I, secundigravida, gravida II, tertigravida, gravida III
noun
Meaning 3
the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: pregnancy, gestation, maternity
History
Etymology
From Latin gravida, the feminine singular adjective (and also noun) of gravidus (“pregnant”), from gravis (“heavy”).