primigravida

[ prahy-mi-grav-i-duh ]
/ ˌpraɪ mɪˈgræv ɪ də /

noun, plural pri·mi·grav·i·das, pri·mi·grav·i·dae [prahy-mi-grav-i-dee] /ˌpraɪ mɪˈgræv ɪˌdi/. Obstetrics.

a woman pregnant for the first time.

Origin of primigravida

1885–90; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin prīmi-, combining form of prīmus first (see prime) + gravida, feminine of gravidus pregnant (see gravid), on the model of primipara

Words nearby primigravida

primely, primer, primero, primers, primeval, primigravida, primine, priming, primipara, primitive, primitive baptist

British Dictionary definitions for primigravida

primigravida
/ (ˌpraɪmɪˈɡrævɪdə) /

noun plural -das or -dae (-ˌdiː)

obstetrics a woman who is pregnant for the first time

Word Origin for primigravida

C19: New Latin, from Latin prima first + gravida gravid (woman)

Medical definitions for primigravida

primigravida
[ prī′mĭ-grăv′ĭ-də ]

n.

A woman in her first pregnancy.