ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Multiparous

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /mʌlˈtɪpəɹəs/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Multiparous is an adjective meaning Having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.

Meaning

Having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.

More Meanings

  1. Producing several offspring at one time.

Example Sentences

It is not denied there have been bicipitous Serpents with the head at each extream, for an example hereof we finde in Aristotle, and of the like form in Aldrovandus we meet with the Icon of a Lizzard; which double formations do often happen unto multiparous generations, more especially that of Serpents […]

Synonyms for multiparous

Depending on context, synonyms include twinning, biparous.

Antonyms for multiparous

Common opposites include uniparous.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include biparous, twinning, grandmultiparous, multiparient, pauciparous, polytocous.

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