gravida

American

[grav-i-duh] / ˈgræv ɪ də /

noun

Obstetrics.

plural

gravidas, gravidae

a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
a pregnant woman.

Etymology

Origin of gravida

1925–30; < New Latin, Latin: feminine of gravidus pregnant, laden; gravid

Example Sentences

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Another employed a shower cap and her own baby bump to replicate Raphael's La donna gravida.

From BBC

DAW: Why, with increase is, when I court her for the common cause of mankind; and she says nothing, but "consentire videtur": and in time is gravida.

From Project Gutenberg

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