primipara

pri·mip·a·ra  (pr-mpr-)

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.

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[Latin prmipara : prmus, first; see per¹ in Indo-European roots + -para, -para.]

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primi·pari·ty (-m-pr-t) n.

pri·mipa·rous adj.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

primipara - (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time para I 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"