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gravid

[ grav-id ]
/ ˈgræv ɪd /
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adjective
pregnant1 (def. 1).
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Origin of gravid

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin gravidus, “with child, with young, pregnant,” equivalent to grav(is) “heavy, weighty, burdened,” + -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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Words related to gravid

abundant, anticipating, big, childbearing, enceinte, expectant, expecting, fecund, fertile, fraught, fruitful, gestating, heavy, hopeful, in a family way, parous, parturient, preggers, productive, prolific

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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