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What is "multiparous"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Multiparous

Multiparous \Mul*tip"a*rous\, a. [Multi- + L. parere to produce: cf. F. multipare.] Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
multiparous

"bringing forth many young at a birth," 1640s, from Modern Latin multiparus, from multi- + stem of parere "to bring forth" (see pare).

Wiktionary
multiparous

a. 1 Having two or more pregnancies, resulting in viable offspring. 2 Producing several offspring at one time.

WordNet
multiparous

adj. producing more than one offspring at a time [ant: uniparous]

Usage examples of "multiparous".

Was it true that the larger, kraal-like thatched dwellings belonged to multiparous lady Krug, while the curiously incomplete circle of quite small houses belonged to hopeful maidens?

The patients available to the medical students were the old multiparous clinic regulars, and the contrast made the college coeds all look as if they were Playboy centerfolds.