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pri⋅mip⋅a⋅ra

  [prahy-mip-er-uh]
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–noun, plural -a⋅ras, -a⋅rae  [-uh-ree] . Obstretrics.
a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.
Origin:
1835–45; < L prīmipara, equiv. to prīmi- (comb. form of prīmus first; see prime ) + -para, fem. of -parus -parous

Related forms:
pri⋅mi⋅par⋅i⋅ty  [prahy-mi-par-i-tee] , noun
pri⋅mip⋅a⋅rous, adjective
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pri·mip·a·ra   (prī-mĭp'ər-ə)   
n.   pl. pri·mip·a·ras or pri·mip·a·rae (-ə-rē')

  1. A woman who is pregnant for the first time.

  2. A woman who has given birth to only one child.


[Latin prīmipara : prīmus, first; see per1 in Indo-European roots + -para, -para.]
pri'mi·par'i·ty (-mĭ-pār'ĭ-tē) n., pri·mip'a·rous adj.
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Main Entry: pri·mip·a·ra
Pronunciation: prI-'mip-&-r&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pri·mip·a·ras or pri·mip·a·rae /-"rE/
1 : an individual bearing a first offspring
2 : an individual that has borne only one offspring

Main Entry: pri·mip·a·rous
Pronunciation: -&-r&s
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being a primipara : bearingyoung for the first time —compare MULTIPAROUS 2
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primipara pri·mip·a·ra (prī-mĭp'ər-ə)
n. pl. pri·mip·a·ras or pri·mip·a·rae (-ə-rē')

  1. A woman who is pregnant for the first time.

  2. A woman who has given birth for the first time to an infant or infants, alive or stillborn.

pri'mi·par'i·ty (-mĭ-pār'ĭ-tē) n.
pri·mip'a·rous adj.

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