Primiparous
noun, plural primiparas, primiparae
[prahy-mip-uh-ree] /praɪˈmɪp əˌri/ (Show IPA). Obstetrics.
1.
a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.
noun (pl) -ras, -rae (-ˌriː)
1.
(obstetrics) a woman who has borne only one child Also written Para I
primipara pri·mip·a·ra (prī-mĭp’ər-ə)
n. pl. pri·mip·a·ras or pri·mip·a·rae (-ə-rē’)
A woman who is pregnant for the first time.
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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