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

On April 30th the fundus of the tumor was 35 cm. above the symphysis and the uterus 11 1/2 cm.; the cervix was soft as that of a primipara at term.

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

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)

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

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)