primiparae

Variant of primipara

primipara definition

pri·mipa·ra (prī mip′ə rə)

noun pl. primiparas -·a·ras or primiparae -·a·rae′ (-ə rē′)

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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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