Nulliparous

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skinem
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Nulliparous

Postby skinem » Mon Aug 27, 2007 3:21 pm

Ever see a word; wonder what it is; find out and go "duh"...
Here it is (for me).

nul·lip·a·rous
Pronunciation: "n&-'li-p&-r&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin nullipara one who has never borne an offspring, from Latin nullus not any + -para -para
: of, relating to, or being a female that has not borne offspring

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Re: Nulliparous

Postby Slava » Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:47 pm

Ever see a word; wonder what it is; find out and go "duh"...
Here it is (for me).

nul·lip·a·rous
Pronunciation: "n&-'li-p&-r&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin nullipara one who has never borne an offspring, from Latin nullus not any + -para -para
: of, relating to, or being a female that has not borne offspring
I must ask, how does one pronounce "&"? Does this come out as "nand-LI-pand-rands"?

Kidding, obviously, as encoding is a mystery to everyone.

Now, for a more serious query, is there a similar word for a male that has not generated offspring?
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