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gravida

(ˈɡrævɪdə)
n
(Medicine) med a pregnant woman
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grav•i•da

(ˈgræv ɪ də)

n., pl. -das, -dae (-ˌdi)
1. a woman's status regarding pregnancy: usu. followed by a numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
2. a pregnant woman. Compare para 4.
[1925–30; < Latin: feminine of gravidus pregnant]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gravida - the number of the pregnancy that a woman is ingravida - the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in; "in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three"
maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
2.gravida - a pregnant woman
gravida I, primigravida - (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time
gravida II, secundigravida - a woman who is pregnant for the second time
gravida III, tertigravida - a woman who is pregnant for the third time
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
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Translations

grav·i·da

n. mujer embarazada, preñada, encinta, en estado.
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