gravidity

noun

as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body a study examining the effects of gravidity on women's athletic performance

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  1. pregnancy
  2. gestation
Noun
  • In Hrubec’s mice, however, fetuses with deformities of the brain and spine were dying early in the pregnancy and disappearing.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The crucible of childbirth is often spoken of as transformative, the self-sacrifice of pregnancy as part of becoming a parent.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pregnancy
Noun
  • For well over a century now, families have sported rows of rictus grins for the camera, but the subgenre of family portraiture (and, later, video clips) dedicated to conception, gestation, and birth is very much a product of the social media age.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Since he was born at just 21 weeks gestation, baby Nash had to spend 189 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of gestation
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“Gravidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravidity. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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