definitions

gravid

[ grav-id ]
/ ˈgræv ɪd /
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adjective

pregnant1(def 1).

RELATED WORDS

propagation, fertilization, gestation, impregnation, germination, child-bearing

Nearby words

graveyard shift, graveyard slot, graveyard stew, graveyard watch, gravicembalo, gravid, gravid uterus, gravida, gravidic, gravidity, gravidly

Origin of gravid

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

gravid

/ (ˈɡrævɪd) /

adjective

the technical word for pregnant
Derived Formsgravidity or gravidness, noungravidly, adverb

Word Origin for gravid

C16: from Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy
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Word Origin and History for gravidity

gravid

adj.

"pregnant," 1590s, from Latin gravidus "loaded; pregnant," from gravis "burdened, heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Gravidation "pregnancy" is attested from mid-15c.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for gravidity

gravid

[ grăv′ĭd ]

adj.

Carrying eggs or developing young.
Related formsgra•vid′i•ty (grə-vĭd′ĭ-tē) null n.
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