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; see prime) + -para, feminine of -parus -parous

Example Sentences

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)

Sagittal section of a primipara in the last month of pregnancy.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste

Croston reports a case of Cesarean section on a primipara of twenty-four at full term, with the delivery of a double female monster weighing 12 1/2 pounds.

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

In the first the patient was a primipara 20 years of age, and, until the dilatation of the cervix was complete and efforts at expulsion had commenced, the uterine contractions were quite painless.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Ellis, Havelock

"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