Carrying developing young or eggs: a gravid uterus; a gravid female.
[Latin gravidus, from gravis, heavy.]
gravidity gra·vid'i·ty (grə-vĭd'ĭ-tē) or grav'id·ness n.gravidly grav'id·ly adv.
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grav·id (grăv'ĭd)  |
adj.
Carrying developing young or eggs: a gravid uterus; a gravid female.
gravidly grav'id·ly adv.
Carrying developing young or eggs: a gravid uterus; a gravid female.
gravidly grav'id·ly adv.
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adjective
- Carrying a developing fetus within the uterus: big, enceinte, expectant, expecting, parturient, pregnant. Slang gone. Archaic great. Idioms: in a family way, with child. See reproduction/barrenness.
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(grăv'ĭd)
adj.
adj.
Carrying eggs or developing young.
gra·vid'i·ty (grə-vĭd'ĭ-tē) or grav'id·ness n.| Veterinary Dictionary: gravid |
Pregnant; containing developing young.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
Synonyms: big, enceinte, expectant, great, large, heavy, with child
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