gravid

[ grav-id ]

adjective

1. pregnant ¹( def 1 ).

gravid

/ ˈɡrævɪd /

adjective

1. the technical word for pregnant

Derived Forms

• ˈgravidly, adverb
• graˈvidity, noun

Other Words From

• gra·vid·i·ty [gr, uh, -, vid, -i-tee], gravid·ness noun
• gravid·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of gravid¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gravid¹

C16: from Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy

Example Sentences

Even more intriguing, the frog was clearly gravid, or pregnant with eggs.

From Salon

Relationship patterns among flightless stick insects suggest that birds disperse the eggs after eating gravid females.

From Science Daily

He saw in them gravid documents “created at the secret heart of this culture.”

From New York Times

For beer I am avid, So my gut sticks out “gravid.”

From Washington Post

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

From Seattle Times