nullipara

American  

[nuh-lip-er-uh] / nʌˈlɪp ər ə /

noun

plural

nulliparae

1. Medicine/Medical. a woman who has never, or never before, given birth.

   The patient is a 38-year-old nullipara in her second trimester of pregnancy.

2. Zoology. any female in the animal kingdom that has never given birth or laid eggs.

   None of the nulliparae among these bottlenose dolphins had developed uterine fibrosis.

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nullipara British  

/ nʌˈlɪpərə /

noun

1. a woman who has never borne a child

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Other Word Forms

• nulliparity noun
• nulliparous adjective

Etymology

Origin of nullipara

First recorded in 1870–75; from New Latin, equivalent to nūlli- nulli- + -para, feminine of -parus -parous

Example Sentences

Nullipara, nul-lip′a-ra, n. a woman who has never given birth to a child, esp. if not a virgin.—adj.

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