gravid

American  

[grav-id] / ˈgræv ɪd /

adjective

1. pregnant.

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gravid British  

/ ˈɡrævɪd /

adjective

1. the technical word for pregnant

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Other Word Forms

• gravidity noun
• gravidly adverb
• gravidness noun

Etymology

Origin of gravid

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin gravidus, “with child, with young, pregnant,” equivalent to grav(is) “heavy, weighty, burdened,” + -idus -id ⁴

Example Sentences

Cass, a student of the aforementioned professor and a sometimes gravid, sometimes nursing mother, expands on her mentor’s hypothesis.

From Seattle Times

And I was gravid with fear: unemployed and too embarrassed to admit to Terese that I worried I’d never be gainfully employed, able to pay the rent or purchase diapers.

From New York Times

Maggie Nelson leaves gravid pauses between her sentences and paragraphs, where implications sit.

From The Guardian

For some reason gravid titanosaurs were retaining their eggs longer than normal in this window of time.

From Scientific American

Stoll “does not relate his own story, and his book is not especially warm to the touch. But as economic history it is gravid and well made.”

From New York Times