multigravida

American  

[muhl-ti-grav-i-duh] / ˌmʌl tɪˈgræv ɪ də /

noun

Obstetrics.

plural

multigravidas, multigravidae

1. a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.

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multigravida British  

/ ˌmʌltɪˈɡrævɪdə /

noun

1. a woman who is pregnant for at least the third time Compare multipara

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Other Word Forms

• multigravidity noun

Etymology

Origin of multigravida

First recorded in 1885–90; multi- + gravida

Example Sentences

By the third pregnancy, 11 years later, I was over 35, which classified me, in the obstetric terminology I had learned in medical school, as an “elderly multigravida,” that is, someone who was having a child but not her first child, after 35.

From New York Times

I went back to my chart and saw that it still listed “multigravida” in the section marked “past medical history.”

From Washington Post

Instead, while perusing my electronic medical file recently, I found a note that totally stumped me: “multigravida.”

From Washington Post