gravidanza

pregnancy

noun grah-vee-DAHN-tsah Rare

Origin: From Latin 'graviditas', from 'gravidus' (heavy, pregnant).

Usage Note

Gravidanza is the standard medical and everyday term for pregnancy. The adjective gravida (pregnant, formal/medical) comes from the same root. Informally Italians say essere incinta or restare incinta (to get pregnant); the adjective incinta inflects for number (una donna incinta → due donne incinte). Do not use gravidanza as an adjective.

Examples

"La sua gravidanza procede senza problemi."

Natural Translation

Her pregnancy is progressing without problems.

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