nulliparous

[ nuh-lip-er-uhs ]

/ nʌˈlɪp ər əs /

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adjective

Medicine/Medical. of, relating to, or being a woman who has never, or never before, given birth: Overwhelming anxiety about delivering her first child can have a devastating impact on a nulliparous woman's life.

Zoology. of, relating to, or being any female in the animal kingdom that has never given birth or laid eggs:We conducted sterilization experiments to create a community of nulliparous mosquitoes.

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Origin of nulliparous

nulli- + -parous

Words nearby nulliparous

nulli-, nullification, nullifidian, nullify, nullipara, nulliparous, nullipore, nulli secundus, nullity, nullius filius, nullius juris