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
  • When a person is immunized during pregnancy, the risk of symptomatic disease fell by 44% in their newborns up to 6 months old.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The team parted ways with Meila Brewer on Wednesday, and Ellie Bravo-Young also announced her pregnancy, leaving the team a couple players short defensively through the stretch run this season.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pregnancy
Noun
  • Raelynn Kubiske was born almost four months early, at 23 weeks and six days gestation on July 18, 2025.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The new songs on Goin’ Local are the result of a slow gestation period over several years, some beginning more than a decade ago with his co-producer Tony Shanahan, bassist from the Patti Smith Group.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of gestation
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“Gravidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravidity. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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