Meanings
plural nulliparas · plural nulliparae
- A woman who has never carried a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks (one who has never given birth). It includes women who have experienced spontaneous miscarriages and induced abortions before the mid-point of pregnancy, but not women who have experienced pregnancy loss after 20 weeks.
The active phase of labour lasts on average 8 hours for the nullipara and 6 hours for the multipara.
2005, Martha Finn, Women's Health: A Core Curriculum, page 147Synonyms: nulliparous woman, para 0
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA woman who has never carried a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks (one who has never given birth). It includes women who have experienced spontaneous miscarriages and induced abortions before the mid-point of pregnancy, but not women who have experienced pregnancy loss after 20 weeks.
Origin
- Latinnūllipara
- Englishnullipara
From Latin nūllipara.
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Danish nullipara
- nulliparanullipara
Dutch nullipara
- nulliparanullipara
French nullipare
- nulliparenullipara
German Nullipara
- Nulliparanullipara
Hungarian nullipara, még nem szült
- nulliparanullipara
- még nem szültnullipara
Norwegian Bokmål nullipara
- nulliparanullipara
Swedish nullipara
- nulliparanullipara
Cite this entry
nullipara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nullipara
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