multipara

[ muhl-tip-er-uh ]

/ mʌlˈtɪp ər ə /

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noun, plural mul·tip·a·ras, mul·tip·a·rae

[muhl-tip-uh-ree]. /mʌlˈtɪp əˌri/. Obstetrics.

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

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Origin of multipara

1870–75; noun use of feminine of New Latin multiparusmultiparous

Words nearby multipara

multinomial theorem, multinominal, multinuclear, multi-orgasmic, multipack, multipara, multiparous, multipartite, multi-part stationery, multiparty, multipath

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How to use multipara in a sentence

The sedentary multipara, curled up in her boudoir on a rainy afternoon, finds nothing to her taste in his grim tales.
A Book of Prefaces|H. L. Mencken
Multipara, mul-tip′a-ra, n. a woman who has had two or more children:—opp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for multipara

multipara

/ (mʌlˈtɪpərə) /

noun plural -rae (-ˌriː)

a woman who has given birth to more than one viable fetus or living childCompare multigravida

Word Origin for multipara

C19: New Latin, feminine of multiparus multiparous

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