MULTIPAROUS

multiparous

(adjective) producing more than one offspring at a time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

multiparous

Having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.

Producing several offspring at one time.

Source: Wiktionary


Mul*tip"a*rous, a. Etym: [Multi- + L. parere to produce: cf. F. multipare.]

Definition: Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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