n, pl  -i*das  also  -i*dae  :  a pregnant woman - often used in combination with a number or figure to indicate the number of pregnancies a woman has had <a 4-gravida>  <a III>  - compare PARA  gra*vid*ic adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  Car·a·fate  crow's-foot   graft  graph·ite 
 
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