multigravida

[ muhl-ti-grav-i-duh ]

noun

, Obstetrics.

, plural mul·ti·grav·i·das, mul·ti·grav·i·dae [muhl-ti-, grav, -i-dee].

1. a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.

multigravida

/ ˌmʌltɪˈɡrævɪdə /

noun

1. a woman who is pregnant for at least the third time Compare multipara

Other Words From

• mul·ti·gra·vid·i·ty [muhl-ti-gr, uh, -, vid, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of multigravida¹

First recorded in 1885–90; multi- + gravida

Word History and Origins

Origin of multigravida¹

C20: New Latin; see multi- , gravid

Example Sentences

By the third pregnancy, 11 years later, I was over 35, which classified me, in the obstetric terminology I had learned in medical school, as an “elderly multigravida,” that is, someone who was having a child but not her first child, after 35.

From New York Times

I went back to my chart and saw that it still listed “multigravida” in the section marked “past medical history.”

From Washington Post

Instead, while perusing my electronic medical file recently, I found a note that totally stumped me: “multigravida.”

From Washington Post