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grav⋅id

[grav-id]
–adjective
pregnant.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L gravidus, equiv. to grav(is) burdened, loaded + -idus -id 4


gra⋅vid⋅i⋅ty [gruh-vid-i-tee] , grav⋅id⋅ness, noun
grav⋅id⋅ly, adverb
grav·id   (grāv'ĭd)   
adj.  Carrying developing young or eggs: a gravid uterus; a gravid female.

[Latin gravidus, from gravis, heavy; see gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots.]
gra·vid'i·ty (grə-vĭd'ĭ-tē), grav'id·ness n., grav'id·ly adv.

Gravid

Grav"id\, a. [L. gravidus, fr. gravis heavy, loaded. See Grave, a.] Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful; as, a gravid uterus; gravid piety. " His gravid associate." --Sir T. Herbert.
Language Translation for : gravid
Spanish: encinta, embarazada,
German: werdend,
Japanese: 妊娠している

gravid 
"pregnant," 1597, from L. gravidus, from gravis "burdened, heavy" (see grave (adj.)).

Main Entry: grav·id
Pronunciation: 'grav-&d
Function: adjective
: PREGNANT

gravid grav·id (grāv'ĭd)
adj.
Carrying eggs or developing young.


gra·vid'i·ty (grə-vĭd'ĭ-tē) or grav'id·ness n.

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