multipn.
/ˈmʌltɪp/, U.S. /ˈməltɪp/ Obstetrics colloquial.
= multipara n.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [noun] > procreator, parent, or origin > fertile woman > having borne 2 or more
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multip1948
1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. xi. 756 Primip, a mother having her first child... At subsequent deliveries she is a multip,..or a para-two, three, etc.
1967 Midwives Chron. Apr. 115/1 The risks to the grande multip cover pregnancy and labour and puerperium.
1989 J. A. B. Collier & J. M. Longmore Oxf. Handbk. Clin. Specialties (ed. 2) ii. 82 Normal time for second stage is 45–120 min in a primip, 15–45 min in a multip.
2004 Practitioner (Nexis) 1 Mar. 154 A dilated peripartum cardiomyopathy..is more common in twin pregnancies, in multips and women over 30.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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