primigravida
Syllables: pri·mi·gra·vi·da/ˌpɹaɪmɪˈɡɹævɪdə/US/ˌpɹaɪməˈɡɹævɪdə/
primigravida noun: a woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once.
Noun
primigravida (plural primigravidas or primigravidae or (archaic) primigravidæ)
- A woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once.
- [...] [Friedrich] Schatz advises all pregnant women, especially primigravidæ, to consult a physician during the last portion of their pregnancy, and ascertain from him the position of the child, and the necessity, if present, of altering it before labor sets in.1874 February, “The Conversion of a Facial into a Vertex Presentation by External Manipulation only. By Friedrich Schatz, Rostock. (Archiv für Gynäkologie, v. 2. 1873.)”, in B. F. Dawson, editor, The...
- In connection with the case, I should like to remind you of the fact that extra-uterine pregnancy occurs more frequently in multigravidae than in primigravidae. This has an important bearing on the etiology of ectopic gestation.1906 February 12, George Gellhorn, “The Diagnosis of Tubal Pregnancy before Rupture”, in Albert E. Taussig, A. S. Bleyer, editors, Quarterly Bulletin: Medical Department of Washington University...
- Synonyms:
- primigravid, primipara
- Antonyms:
- multigravid, multigravida, multipara
primigravida meaning in Tamil and Kannada
primigravida in Tamil
- தலைப் பிள்ளைத் தாய்மை, முதற்சூலி, முதல் கருவுற்றதாய்
primigravida in Kannada
- ಚೊಚ್ಚಲು ಬಸುರಿ, ಪ್ರಥಮ ಗರ್ಭವತಿ
Examples of primigravida in a sentence
- The overwhelming majority of primigravidas seen at the clinic are in their middle teens.1975, María-Luisa Urdaneta, “Fertility and the ‘Pill’ in a Texas Barrio”, in Stanley R. Ingman, Anthony E. Thomas, editors, Topias and...
- In the second stage [of labour] for a primigravida, Caesarean section is the method of choice; with a multigravida, a vaginal delivery should be attempted.1978, Lance Townsend, “Caesarean Section: The Types of Operation”, in Obstetrics for Students, 3rd edition, Melbourne, Vic.; Sydney...
- Primigravidas who find themselves pregnant before they are ready may be more amenable to acceptance if social and financial circumstances are deemed adequate.1984, Regina P. Lederman, “Anxiety and Conflict in Pregnancy: Relationship to Maternal Health Status”, in Harriet H[elen] Werley, Joyce J....
- A 24-year-old primigravida presents for routine ultrasound at 20 weeks gestation.2012, Karen M. Schneider, Stephen K. Patrick, “Maternal–Fetal Physiology and Placentation”, in Obstetrics and Gynecology: PreTest™...
Synonyms of primigravida
Antonyms
Forms of primigravida
| plural | primigravidas |
|---|---|
| plural | primigravidae |
| plural (archaic) | primigravidæ |
Origin of primigravida
From Latin prīmus (“first”) (modelled after primipara) + Medieval Latin gravida (“pregnant woman”), feminine singular of Latin gravidus (“pregnant, gravid”), from gravō (“to burden, weigh down; to make pregnant”) + -idus (adjective-forming suffix meaning “tending to”).
Words formed from primigravida
Questions about primigravida
- What does primigravida mean?
- Primigravida means a woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once.
- What is primigravida in Tamil?
- Primigravida in Tamil is தலைப் பிள்ளைத் தாய்மை, முதற்சூலி, முதல் கருவுற்றதாய். See Primigravida meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use primigravida in a sentence?
- The overwhelming majority of primigravidas seen at the clinic are in their middle teens.
- What part of speech is primigravida?
- Primigravida is a noun.
- How do you pronounce primigravida?
- Primigravida is pronounced /ˌpɹaɪmɪˈɡɹævɪdə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of primigravida?
- The plural of primigravida is primigravidas.
Words near primigravida in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: primigravida (page history and authors); primigravida (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); primigravida (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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