DEFINITIONS

gravid

[ grav-id ]
/ ˈgræv ɪd /
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adjective

pregnant1(def 1).

Words related to gravid

abundant, big, enceinte, expectant, expecting, fecund, fertile, fraught, fruitful, heavy, hopeful, parturient, productive, prolific, replete, teeming, anticipating, parous, preggers

Words nearby gravid

graveyard shift, graveyard slot, graveyard stew, graveyard watch, gravicembalo, gravid, gravid uterus, gravida, gravidic, gravimeter, gravimetric

Origin of gravid

1590–1600; < Latin gravidus, equivalent to grav(is) burdened, loaded + -idus -id4

OTHER WORDS FROM gravid

gra·vid·i·ty [gruh-vid-i-tee] /grəˈvɪd ɪ ti/, grav·id·ness, noungrav·id·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for gravid

gravid
/ (ˈɡrævɪd) /

adjective

the technical word for pregnant

Derived forms of gravid

gravidity or gravidness, noungravidly, adverb

Word Origin for gravid

C16: from Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy
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Medicine definitions for gravid

gravid
[ grăv′ĭd ]

adj.

Carrying eggs or developing young.

Other words from gravid

gra•vid′i•ty (grə-vĭd′ĭ-tē) null n.
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