uniparientadj.n.
/ˌjuːnɪˈparɪənt/, U.S. /ˌjunəˈpɛriənt/ Obstetrics and Zoology. Now rare.
Producing a single offspring per pregnancy (as the normal or typical case); uniparous (uniparous adj. 1); monotocous. Also as n.: a uniparient female.Contrasted with multiparient adj.
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uniparous1646
uniparient1788
monotocous1890
1788 T. Denman Introd. Pract. Midwifery II. 432 All animals may be divided into two classes, uniparient and multiparient.
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 234 [These signs] belong as frequently to the uniparient as to the multiparient, and hence are unentitled to attention.
1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 560/2 In Man, although generally uniparient, two or more follicles may..become matured about the same time.
1902 F. Hollick Origin of Life (new ed.) xxix. 347 Women, although usually uniparient.., sometimes produce more than one offspring at a birth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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