multiparous

adjective

mul·​tip·​a·​rous ˌməl-ˈti-pə-rəs 

1

: producing many or more than one at a birth

2

: having experienced one or more previous parturitions

Examples of multiparous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because of a lack of medical assistance and a history of fetal death in utero, a 40-year-old multiparous woman unable to deliver herself alone vaginally sliced her abdomen and uterus and delivered her child. — Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin multiparus, from Latin multi- multi- + -parus -parous

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for multiparous

• categorise
• homarus
• larus
• parus

Medical Definition

multiparous

adjective

mul·​tip·​a·​rous ˌməl-ˈtip-ər-əs 

1

: producing many or more than one at a birth

2

: having experienced one or more previous childbirths compare primiparous