multipara

[ muhl-tip-er-uh ]

noun

, Obstetrics.

, plural mul·tip·a·ras, mul·tip·a·rae [muhl-, tip, -, uh, -ree].

1. a woman who has borne two or more children, or who is parturient for the second time.

multipara

/ mʌlˈtɪpərə /

noun

1. See multigravida
   a woman who has given birth to more than one viable fetus or living child Compare multigravida

Word History and Origins

Origin of multipara¹

1870–75; noun use of feminine of New Latin multiparus multiparous

Word History and Origins

Origin of multipara¹

C19: New Latin, feminine of multiparus multiparous

Example Sentences

The sedentary multipara, curled up in her boudoir on a rainy afternoon, finds nothing to her taste in his grim tales.

From Project Gutenberg

Multipara, mul-tip′a-ra, n. a woman who has had two or more children:—opp.

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