quadripara

quadripara
qua·drip·a·ra kwä-'drip-ə-rə n a woman who has given birth to four children

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quad·rip·a·ra (kwod-ripґə-rə) [quadri- + para] a woman who has had four pregnancies which resulted in viable offspring; also written para IV.

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