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-parous

-parous suffix: parous; relating to parity (the number of times a woman has given birth).

Suffix

-parous

  1. parous; relating to parity (the number of times a woman has given birth).
  2. Causing or producing (the thing indicated by the stem to which the suffix is attached).

Origin of -parous

From Latin -parus, from Latin pariō (“produce, bring forth, give birth”).

Words formed from -parous

Questions about -parous

What does -parous mean?
-parous means parous; relating to parity (the number of times a woman has given birth).
What part of speech is -parous?
-parous is a suffix.

Words near -parous in the dictionary

  1. -palooza
  2. -pamil
  3. -pants
  4. -parin
  5. -parinux
  6. -parous
  7. -partite
  8. -path
  9. -pathia
  10. -pathic
  11. -pathies

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