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Noun

1. 1
   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."

2. 2
   (obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child wordnet

Synonyms

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nulliparnulliparous womanpara 0

Example

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"The active phase of labour lasts on average 8 hours for the nullipara and 6 hours for the multipara."

Related phrases

give birth

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