primiparous
adjEtymology From New Latin prīmiparus, from prīmus (“first”) + pariō (“to give birth”).
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Medicine, Obstetrics, Sciences Pregnant or giving birth for the first time.
- [The linea nigra] may generally be regarded, especially in a primiparous female, as a certain sign of pregnancy[…]1857, Pierre Cazeaux, translated by Wm. R. Bullock, A Theoretical and practical treatise on midwifery, Lindsay and Blakiston, page 128:
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Medicine, Sciences Having borne only one child.
- Seashore et al. (1973) found that in comparison to multiparous women, primiparous women separated from their premature babies undergo greater loss of self-confidence, an effect that apparently can be reversed if primiparous women have had prior experience caring for infants.1990, Carl M. Corter, Alison S. Fleming, “Maternal Responsiveness in Humans: Emotional, Cognitive, and Biological Factors”, in Advances in the Study of Behavior, volume 19, page 102:
- Synonyms
- uniparous
- Antonyms
- multiparous
- Derived terms
- primiparity
- Related terms
- primigravid, primipara