primipara

American  

[prahy-mip-er-uh] / praɪˈmɪp ər ə /

noun

Obstetrics.

plural

primiparas, primiparae

1. a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.

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primipara British  

/ ˌprɪmɪˈpærɪtɪ, praɪˈmɪpərə /

noun

1. Also written: Para I.  obstetrics a woman who has borne only one child

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Other Word Forms

• primiparity noun
• primiparous adjective

Etymology

Origin of primipara

1835–45; < Latin prīmipara, equivalent to prīmi- (combining form of prīmus first; prime ) + -para, feminine of -parus -parous

Example Sentences

Madden gives the history of a primipara of twenty-eight, married one year, to whom he was called.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Cazenave of Bordeaux relates a most marvelous case in which a primipara suffered in labor from an impacted head.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

If the offspring of a primipara dies, it is sometimes buried in a place where jackals can get at it.

From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar

Her labor was short and easy for a primipara, and the child was of the average size.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

"I have rarely seen a primipara enjoy easier labor," concluded Robertson, "and I have never seen one look forward to the happy realization of motherhood with greater satisfaction."

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Ellis, Havelock