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multiparous

/mʌlˈtɪpəɹəs/

multiparous adjective: having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.

Adjective

multiparous

  1. Having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.
  2. Producing several offspring at one time.
    • It is not denied there have been bicipitous Serpents with the head at each extream, for an example hereof we finde in Aristotle, and of the like form in Aldrovandus we meet with the Icon of a Lizzard; which double formations do often happen unto multiparous generations, more especially that of...1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

multiparous meaning in Tamil

multiparous in Tamil

பல்பேறுள்ள, பல்கவருள்ள, பல்பேற்று

Origin of multiparous

From Latin multiparus. By surface analysis, multi + parous.

Words formed from multiparous

Questions about multiparous

What does multiparous mean?
Multiparous means having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.
What is multiparous in Tamil?
Multiparous in Tamil is பல்பேறுள்ள, பல்கவருள்ள, பல்பேற்று. See Multiparous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is multiparous?
Multiparous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce multiparous?
Multiparous is pronounced /mʌlˈtɪpəɹəs/.

Words near multiparous in the dictionary

  1. multiparent
  2. multiparental
  3. multiparient
  4. multiparities
  5. multiparity
  6. multiparous
  7. multipart
  8. multiparter
  9. multiparters
  10. multiparticipant
  11. multiparticipation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: multiparous (page history and authors); multiparous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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