multiparous

adjective

mul·​tip·​a·​rous ˌməl-ˈti-pə-rəs 

1

: producing many or more than one at a birth

2

: having experienced one or more previous parturitions

Examples of multiparous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because of a lack of medical assistance and a history of fetal death in utero, a 40-year-old multiparous woman unable to deliver herself alone vaginally sliced her abdomen and uterus and delivered her child. —Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin multiparus, from Latin multi- multi- + -parus -parous

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

multiparous

adjective

mul·​tip·​a·​rous ˌməl-ˈtip-ər-əs 

1

: producing many or more than one at a birth

2

: having experienced one or more previous childbirths compare primiparous