- -parous
- -parous element meaning "bearing, producing," from Latin, from parere "to produce, bring forth" (see PARENT (Cf. parent) (n.)).
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parous — index close (rigorous), frugal, parsimonious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
-parous — [pər əs] [L parus, < parere, to bring forth, bear < IE base * per , to give birth to > Gr portis, calf] combining form bringing forth, producing, bearing [oviparous, multiparous] … English World dictionary
parous — Pertaining to parity. [L. pario, to bear] * * * par·ous par əs adj 1) having produced offspring 2) of or characteristic of the parous female <parous relaxation of the vaginal outlet (W. H. Masters & V. E. Johnson)> * * * adj. having given… … Medical dictionary
parous — adjective Etymology: parous Date: circa 1889 having produced offspring … New Collegiate Dictionary
parous — par·ous (părʹəs, pârʹ ) adj. Having given birth one or more times. [From parous.] * * * … Universalium
-parous — comb. form bearing offspring of a specified number or kind (multiparous; viviparous). Etymology: L parus bearing f. parere bring forth * * * pərəs adjective combining form Etymology: Latin parus, from parere to give birth to, beget, produce more… … Useful english dictionary
-parous — adjective combining form Etymology: Latin parus, from parere to give birth to, produce more at pare giving birth to ; producing < multiparous > … New Collegiate Dictionary
-parous — a combining form meaning bearing, producing that specified by the initial element: oviparous; viviparous. [ < L parus bearing, equiv. to par(ere) to bear, bring forth + us adj. suffix; see OUS] * * * … Universalium
parous — adjective Having given birth. See Also: oviparous, multiparous, nulliparous, primiparous … Wiktionary
-parous — [L. parere to bring forth, produce] word termination meaning producing … Medical dictionary
