primigravida

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹaɪmɪˈɡɹævɪdə/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiː-/
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• General-American: /ˌpɹaɪməˈɡɹævɪdə/
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• General-American: /-və-/
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From Latin prīmus (“first”) (modelled after primipara) + Medieval Latin gravida (“pregnant woman”), feminine singular of Latin gravidus (“pregnant, gravid”), from gravō (“to burden, weigh down; to make pregnant”) + -idus (adjective-forming suffix meaning “tending to”).

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: primigràvida — woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once
• Chinese Mandarin: 初產婦 /初产妇 (chūchǎnfù) — woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once
• German: Primigravida — woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once
• German: erstmals Schwangere — woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once
• German: Erstgebärende — woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once
• Latin: primigravida — woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once
• Portuguese: primigrávida — woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once
• Portuguese: primigesta — woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once
• Spanish: primigesta — woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once
• Spanish: primigrávida — woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once
• Swedish: förstföderska — woman who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once