Multiparity
[muhl-tip-er-uh s] /mʌlˈtɪp ər əs/
adjective
1.
of or relating to a multipara.
2.
producing more than one at a birth.
3.
Botany. (of a cyme) having many lateral axes.
/mʌlˈtɪpərəs/
adjective
1.
(of certain species of mammal) producing many offspring at one birth
2.
of, relating to, or designating a multipara
adj.
“bringing forth many young at a birth,” 1640s, from Modern Latin multiparus, from multi- + stem of parere “to bring forth” (see pare).
multiparity mul·ti·par·i·ty (mŭl’tĭ-pār’ĭ-tē)
n.
The condition of being a multipara.
multiparous mul·tip·a·rous (mŭl-tĭp’ər-əs)
adj.
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