PRIMIPARA

primipara, para I

(noun) (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

primipara (plural primiparas or primiparae)

(obstetrics, veterinary medicine) A woman or female animal during or after her first pregnancy. [from mid 19th c.]

Synonyms: primigravid, primigravida, primip

Antonyms: multigravid, multigravida, multip, multipara

(obstetrics, veterinary medicine, specifically) A woman or female animal that has carried a first pregnancy to a viable gestational age.

Synonym: primip

Antonyms: multip, multipara

Source: Wiktionary


Pri*mip"a*ra, n. Etym: [L., fr. primus first + parere to bring forth.] (Med.)

Definition: A woman who bears a child for the first time.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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