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primipara

pri·mip·a·ra [ prī míppərə ] (plural pri·mip·a·ras or pri·mip·a·rae [ prī míppəree ])


noun 
Definition:
 
first-time mother: a woman who has given birth only once, whether it was a single or a multiple birth, and whether the baby was alive or stillborn

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Latin primus "first" + -para "bearing," form of -parus (see -parous)]

pri·mip·a·rous adjective
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