pri·mip·a·ra (pr -m p  r-)n. pl. pri·mip·a·ras or pri·mip·a·rae (- -r  ) 1. A woman who is pregnant for the first time. 2. A woman who has given birth to only one child. [Latin pr mipara : prmus, first; see per1 in Indo-European roots + -para, -para.]pri mi·pari·ty (-m-p r-t) n.pri·mip a·rous adj. |
primipara [praɪˈmɪpərə]
n pl -ras, -rae [-ˌriː]
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) Obstetrics a woman who has borne only one child Also written Para I
[from Latin, from prīmus first + parere to bring forth]
primiparity [ˌprɪmɪˈpærɪtɪ] n
primiparous adj
primipara
a woman who has given birth to one child or who is giving birth for the first time. — primiparity, n. — primiparous, adj.
See also: Birth
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| Noun | 1. | primipara - (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time midwifery, obstetrics, tocology, OB - the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother female parent, mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" |
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