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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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.
adjective
Carrying eggs or developing young.
gra·vid'i·ty (grə-vĭd'ĭ-tē) or grav'id·ness n.Pregnant; containing developing young.
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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