English Explanatory Dictionary

primigravida

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹaɪmɪˈɡɹævɪdə/ /ˌpɹiː-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-primigravida.wav /ˌpɹaɪməˈɡɹævɪdə/ /-və-/

Word forms

primigravida primigravidas primigravidae primigravidæ

Etymology

From Latin prīmus (“first”) (modelled after primipara) + Medieval Latin gravida (“pregnant woman”), feminine singular of Latin gravidus (“pregnant, gravid”), from gravō (“to burden, weigh down; to make pregnant”) + -idus (adjective-forming suffix meaning “tending to”).

Synonyms

primigravid primipara

Antonyms

multigravid multigravida multipara

Related words

gravid gravida gravidity gravidly multigravid multigravida multigravidity nulligravid nulligravida primip primipara primiparity primiparous secundigravid secundigravida

Derived words

primigravid primigravidity primigravity
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