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pri⋅mi⋅grav⋅i⋅da

  [prahy-mi-grav-i-duh]
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–noun, plural -das, -dae  [-dee] . Obstretrics.
a woman pregnant for the first time.
Origin:
1885–90; < NL, equiv. to L prīmi-, comb. form of prīmus first (see prime ) + gravida, fem. of gravidus pregnant (see gravid ), on the model of primipara
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Main Entry: pri·mi·grav·i·da
Pronunciation: -'grav-&d-&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pri·mi·grav·i·dae /-&-"dE/ also pri·mi·grav·i·das
: an individual pregnant for the first time
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primigravida pri·mi·grav·i·da (prī'mĭ-grāv'ĭ-də)
n.
A woman in her first pregnancy.

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