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gravid (adj.)
"pregnant," 1590s, from Latin
gravidus
"loaded, full, swollen; pregnant with child," from
gravis
"burdened, heavy" (see
grave
(adj.)). Related:
Gravidity
.
Gravidation
"pregnancy" is attested from mid-15c.