1. producing several young at one time: describes an animal, especially a mammal, that normally gives birth to two or more offspring at one time
2. having borne at least two children: describes a woman who has borne a child from each of two or more pregnancies, each pregnancy lasting for at least 20 weeks
[Mid-17th century. < modern Latin multiparus< Latin multi- "many" + -parus "-bearing" (see -parous)]
