multiparous

[ muhl-tip-er-uhs ]

/ mʌlˈtɪp ər əs /

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adjective

of or relating to a multipara.

producing more than one at a birth.

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

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM multiparous

mul·ti·par·i·ty

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

Words nearby multiparous

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

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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 of multiparous

multiparity (ˌmʌltɪˈpærɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for multiparous

C17: from New Latin multiparus

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