multiparous

[muhl-tip-er-uh s]

adjective

of or relating to a multipara.

producing more than one at a birth.

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

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 formsmul·ti·par·i·ty

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for multiparous

multiparous

adjective

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

of, relating to, or designating a multipara

Derived Formsmultiparity (ˌmʌltɪˈpærɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for multiparous

C17: from New Latin multiparus

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for multiparous

adj.

"bringing forth many young at a birth," 1640s, from Modern Latin multiparus, from multi- + stem of parere "to bring forth" (see pare).

multiparous in Medicine

multiparous

[mŭl-tĭp′ər-əs]

adj.

Relating to a multipara.

Giving birth to more than one offspring at a time.