(prī‵mĭ-grav'ĭd-ă , 'ĭ-dē‵ )

Plural: primigravidae

Plural: primigravidas

[L. primus, first + gravida]

A woman during her first pregnancy.

elderly p.A woman who is 35 years of age or older and pregnant for the first time. Congenital diseases related to chromosomal duplication may increase with maternal age, e.g., Down syndrome (trisomy 21).