Gravid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːstɪlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈavɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈavɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːstɪlˌeɪt/.

Examples

was big with child
was great with child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enceinte large with child big heavy great expectant

Parts of Speech

adjective

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

“was big with child”

Word Forms

expect	verb	look forward to the birth of a child
gravidness	noun	technical terms for pregnancy
gravidity	noun	technical terms for pregnancy
largeness	noun	the property of having a relatively great size

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trächtig

in einem fortgeschrittenen Stadium der Schwangerschaft

🇫🇷French

gravide

à un stade avancé de la grossesse

🇪🇸Spanish

grávido

en una etapa avanzada del embarazo

🇮🇹Italian

gravido

in fase avanzata di gravidanza

🇳🇱Dutch

zwanger

in een vergevorderd stadium van de zwangerschap

🇵🇹Portuguese

grávida

em estágio avançado de gravidez

🇷🇺Russian

беременный

на поздней стадии беременности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सगर्भा

गर्भावस्था के उन्नत चरण में

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রাভিড

গর্ভাবস্থার একটি উন্নত পর্যায়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஈர்ப்பு

கர்ப்பத்தின் மேம்பட்ட கட்டத்தில்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రావిడ్

గర్భం యొక్క అధునాతన దశలో

🇮🇳Marathi

गुरुत्वाकर्षण

गर्भधारणेच्या प्रगत अवस्थेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુરુત્વાકર્ષણ

ગર્ભાવસ્થાના અદ્યતન તબક્કામાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಾವಿಡ್

ಗರ್ಭಾವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಮುಂದುವರಿದ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രാവിഡ്

ഗർഭാവസ്ഥയുടെ വിപുലമായ ഘട്ടത്തിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਭੀਰ

ਗਰਭ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਉੱਨਤ ਪੜਾਅ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

کشش ثقل

حمل کے ایک اعلی درجے کے مرحلے میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怀孕

处于妊娠晚期

🇯🇵Japanese

妊婦

妊娠の進行期にある

🇰🇷Korean

중력

임신이 진행된 단계에서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mang thai

ở giai đoạn cuối của thai kỳ

🇹🇭Thai

หนักใจ

ในระยะตั้งครรภ์ขั้นสูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berat

dalam tahap kehamilan lanjut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حامل

في مرحلة متقدمة من الحمل

🇮🇷Persian

بارداری

در مراحل پیشرفته بارداری

🇹🇷Turkish

ağır

hamileliğin ileri bir aşamasında

🇮🇱Hebrew

בהריון

בשלב מתקדם של ההריון

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The primary meaning of 'gravid' is 'in an advanced stage of pregnancy'.

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