nullipara

[ nuh-lip-er-uh ]

noun

, plural nul·lip·a·rae [nuh-, lip, -, uh, -ree].

1. Medicine/Medical. a woman who has never, or never before, given birth:

   The patient is a 38-year-old nullipara in her second trimester of pregnancy.

2. Zoology. any female in the animal kingdom that has never given birth or laid eggs:

   None of the nulliparae among these bottlenose dolphins had developed uterine fibrosis.

nullipara

/ nʌˈlɪpərə /

noun

1. a woman who has never borne a child

Derived Forms

• nulˈliparous, adjective

Other Words From

• nul·li·par·i·ty [nuhl-, uh, -, par, -i-tee], noun
• nul·lip·a·rous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nullipara¹

First recorded in 1870–75; from New Latin, equivalent to nūlli- nulli- + -para, feminine of -parus -parous

Word History and Origins

Origin of nullipara¹

C19: New Latin, from nullus no, not any + -para, from parere to bring forth; see -parous

Example Sentences

Nullipara, nul-lip′a-ra, n. a woman who has never given birth to a child, esp. if not a virgin.—adj.

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