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multigravida

American

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

noun

Obstetrics.

plural

multigravidas, multigravidae

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

multigravida British

/ ˌmʌltɪˈɡrævɪdə /

noun

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

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