primipara

(prī mipə rə)

noun pl. primiparas or primiparae

a woman who is pregnant for the first time or who has borne just one child

Origin: L < primus, first (see prime) + parere, to bear: see -parous

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See primipara in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pri·mip·a·ras or pri·mip·a·rae (-ə-rēˌ)
  1. A woman who is pregnant for the first time.
  2. A woman who has given birth to only one child.

Origin:

Origin: Latin prīmipara

Origin: : prīmus, first; see per1 in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -para, -para

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Related Forms:

  • priˌmi·parˈi·ty (-mĭ-părˈĭ-tē) noun
  • pri·mipˈa·rous adjective

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