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nullipara

[ nuh-lip-er-uh ]

noun

plural nulliparae
  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

/ ʌˈɪəə /

noun

  1. a woman who has never borne a child
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Գܱˈ貹dzܲ, adjective
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  • Գܱ··貹··ٲ [nuhl-, uh, -, par, -i-tee], noun
  • Գܱ···dzܲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nullipara1

First recorded in 1870–75; from New Latin, equivalent to ū- nulli- + -para, feminine of -parus -parous
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nullipara1

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