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‖ primipara|praɪˈmɪpərə| [L., f. prīm-us first + -parus, from parĕre to bring forth.] A female that brings forth for the first time.
1842Dunglison Med. Lex., Primipara..a name given to females who bring forth for the first time. 1880Med. 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.
1857Bullock Cazeaux' Midwif. 128 This line may generally be regarded, especially in a primiparous female, as a certain sign of pregnancy. 1860Tanner Pregnancy ix. 320 Multipara..are probably more liable to attacks of insanity during pregnancy, than primiparous young females. 1890Cent. Dict., Primiparity. 1895in Syd. Soc. Lex. |