Gravida
/ˈɡrævɪdə/noun
A pregnant woman, especially in medical or obstetric usage.
Did you know?Latin *gravis* meant both “heavy” and “serious,” and that same root also gave English *grave* in the sense of solemnness, not the burial pit.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷerə- / *gʷrē-
“To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome.”
Latin
Latin
gravis
“Heavy, weighty, serious, burdensome.”
Latin
Latin
gravidus
“Heavy, full, laden; pregnant.”
Late Latin
Latin
gravidus
“Pregnant, with child.”
Modern English
English
gravida
“A pregnant woman, especially in medical classification.”