primipara

[ prahy-mip-er-uh ]

noun

, Obstetrics.

, plural pri·mip·a·ras, pri·mip·a·rae [prahy-, mip, -, uh, -ree].

1. a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.

primipara

/ ˌprɪmɪˈpærɪtɪ; praɪˈmɪpərə /

noun

1. obstetrics a woman who has borne only one child Also writtenPara I

Derived Forms

• primiparity, noun
• priˈmiparous, adjective

Other Words From

• pri·mi·par·i·ty [prahy-mi-, par, -i-tee], noun
• pri·mipa·rous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of primipara¹

1835–45; < Latin prīmipara, equivalent to prīmi- (combining form of prīmus first; prime ) + -para, feminine of -parus -parous

Word History and Origins

Origin of primipara¹

C19: from Latin, from prīmus first + parere to bring forth

Example Sentences

If the offspring of a primipara dies, it is sometimes buried in a place where jackals can get at it.

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Sagittal section of a primipara in the last month of pregnancy.

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"I have rarely seen a primipara enjoy easier labor," concluded Robertson, "and I have never seen one look forward to the happy realization of motherhood with greater satisfaction."

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In the first the patient was a primipara 20 years of age, and, until the dilatation of the cervix was complete and efforts at expulsion had commenced, the uterine contractions were quite painless.

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On April 30th the fundus of the tumor was 35 cm. above the symphysis and the uterus 11 1/2 cm.; the cervix was soft as that of a primipara at term.

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