‖ primipara
(praɪˈmɪpərə)
[L., f. prīm-us first + -parus, from parĕre to bring forth.]
A female that brings forth for the first time.
| 1842 Dunglison Med. Lex., Primipara..a name given to females who bring forth for the first time. 1880 Med. Temp. Jrnl. July 152, I was called..by a midwife to Mrs. T. aged 28, primipara. |
Hence primiparous (praɪˈmɪpərəs) a., bearing a child (or young) for the first time; primiparity (praɪmɪˈpærɪtɪ), the condition of being primiparous.
| 1857 Bullock Cazeaux' Midwif. 128 This line may generally be regarded, especially in a primiparous female, as a certain sign of pregnancy. 1860 Tanner Pregnancy ix. 320 Multipara..are probably more liable to attacks of insanity during pregnancy, than primiparous young females. 1890 Cent. Dict., Primiparity. 1895 in Syd. Soc. Lex. |