multiparous

[ muhl-tip-er-uh s ]

/ mʌlˈtɪp ər əs /

adjective

of or relating to a multipara.

producing more than one at a birth.

Botany. (of a cyme) having many lateral axes.

Nearby words

multinuclear leukocyte, multinucleate, multipack, multipara, multiparity, multiparous, multipartite, multiparty, multipath, multiped, multiphase

Origin of multiparous

First recorded in 1640–50, multiparous is from the New Latin word multiparus bearing many young at a birth. See multi-, -parous

Related forms

mul·ti·par·i·ty

[muhl-ti-par-i-tee] /ˌmʌl tɪˈpær ɪ ti/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for multiparous

multiparous

/ (mʌlˈtɪpərəs) /

adjective

(of certain species of mammal) producing many offspring at one birth

of, relating to, or designating a multipara

Derived Forms

multiparity (ˌmʌltɪˈpærɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for multiparous

C17: from New Latin multiparus

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Medicine definitions for multiparous

multiparous

[ mŭl-tĭp′ər-əs ]

adj.

Relating to a multipara.

Giving birth to more than one offspring at a time.