Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

nullipara

Syllabification: (nul·lip·a·ra)
Pronunciation: /ˌnəˈlipərə/

Definition of nullipara

noun (plural nulliparae /-ˌrē/)

Medicine & Zoology
  • a woman or female animal that has never given birth. Compare with primipara.

Derivatives

nulliparous

Pronunciation: /-ˈlip(ə)rəs/

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin nullus 'none' + -para (feminine of -parus), from parere 'bear children'

nullipara in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of nullipara in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

leporine

/ ˈlɛpərʌɪn /
adjective
of or resembling a hare or hares …