multiparous
/mʌlˈtɪpəɹəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring.
Example Sentences
- "It is not denied there have been bicipitous Serpents with the head at each extream, for an example hereof we finde in Aristotle, and of the like form in Aldrovandus we meet with the Icon of a Lizzard; which double formations do often happen unto multiparous generations, more especially that of Serpents […]"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: multiparus