primipara

[ prahy-mip-er-uh ]

noun,plural pri·mip·a·ras, pri·mip·a·rae [prahy-mip-uh-ree]. /praɪˈmɪp əˌri/. Obstetrics.
  1. a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.

Origin of primipara

1
1835–45; <Latin prīmipara, equivalent to prīmi- (combining form of prīmus first; see prime) + -para, feminine of -parus-parous

Other words from primipara

  • pri·mi·par·i·ty [prahy-mi-par-i-tee], /ˌpraɪ mɪˈpær ɪ ti/, noun
  • pri·mip·a·rous, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for primipara

primipara

/ (praɪˈmɪpərə) /


nounplural -ras or -rae (-ˌriː)
  1. obstetrics a woman who has borne only one child: Also written: Para I

Origin of primipara

1
C19: from Latin, from prīmus first + parere to bring forth

Derived forms of primipara

  • primiparity (ˌprɪmɪˈpærɪtɪ), noun
  • primiparous, adjective

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