Parous Definition
părəs, pâr-
adjective
Having given birth one or more times.
American Heritage Medicine
suffix
Giving birth to; producing.
Multiparous.
American Heritage
affix
Bringing forth, producing, bearing.
Oviparous, multiparous.
Webster's New World
Origin of Parous
L -parus, < parere, to bring forth, bear < IE base *per-, to give birth to > Gr portis, calf
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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From Latin -parus from parere to give birth perə-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Ultimately from Latin pariō (“I give birth").
From Wiktionary
From –parous
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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