-iparouscomb. form
Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g.
albuminiparous adj.Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: opiparous adj.; multiparous adj.
Etymology: < -iparous (in opiparous adj., multiparous adj., etc.); compare -i- connective and -parous comb. form.Apparently earliest at the end of the 18th cent. in nymphiparous adj.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).