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

2 October 2024

LOSE

(verb) allow to go out of sight or mind; “The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light”; “lose the crowds by climbing a mountain”; “the lost tribe”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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