primigravida

[ prahy-mi-grav-i-duh ]

noun,plural pri·mi·grav·i·das, pri·mi·grav·i·dae [prahy-mi-grav-i-dee]. /ˌpraɪ mɪˈgræv ɪˌdi/. Obstetrics.
  1. a woman pregnant for the first time.

Origin of primigravida

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1885–90; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin prīmi-, combining form of prīmus first (see prime) + gravida, feminine of gravidus pregnant (see gravid), on the model of primipara

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British Dictionary definitions for primigravida

primigravida

/ (ˌpraɪmɪˈɡrævɪdə) /


nounplural -das or -dae (-ˌdiː)
  1. obstetrics a woman who is pregnant for the first time

Origin of primigravida

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C19: New Latin, from Latin prima first + gravida gravid (woman)

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