tertiparous

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adjective

Pregnant for the third time.

OriginLatin tertiparus →
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Meanings

adjectivetertiparous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePregnant for the third time.
  2. not comparableHaving given birth three times.

Origin

  1. Latintertiparus
  2. Englishtertiparous

From Latin tertiparus. By surface analysis, from Terti- as in tertiary, Latin tertiō (“to do for the third time”) + -parous.

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tertiparous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiparous

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“tertiparous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiparous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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