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primiparous

primiparous adjective: pregnant or giving birth for the first time.

Adjective

primiparous (not comparable)

  1. Pregnant or giving birth for the first time.
    • [The linea nigra] may generally be regarded, especially in a primiparous female, as a certain sign of pregnancy[…]1857, Pierre Cazeaux, translated by Wm. R. Bullock, A Theoretical and practical treatise on midwifery, Lindsay and Blakiston, page 128
  2. Having borne only one child.
    • Seashore et al. (1973) found that in comparison to multiparous women, primiparous women separated from their premature babies undergo greater loss of self-confidence, an effect that apparently can be reversed if primiparous women have had prior experience caring for infants.1990, Carl M. Corter, Alison S. Fleming, “Maternal Responsiveness in Humans: Emotional, Cognitive, and Biological Factors”, in Advances in the Study of Behavior, volume 19, page 102

Synonyms of primiparous

Antonyms

Origin of primiparous

From New Latin prīmiparus, from prīmus (“first”) + pariō (“to give birth”).

Words formed from primiparous

Questions about primiparous

What does primiparous mean?
Primiparous means pregnant or giving birth for the first time.
What part of speech is primiparous?
Primiparous is an adjective.

Words near primiparous in the dictionary

  1. primip
  2. primipara
  3. primiparae
  4. primiparas
  5. primiparity
  6. primiparous
  7. primipaternity
  8. primipilar
  9. primips
  10. primitia
  11. primitiae

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