Parous

6 lettersadjectiverare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Describing a woman who has previously given birth to one or more viable offspring.

“The obstetric notes confirmed she was parous, having delivered two healthy children previously.”

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Antonyms

nulliparous

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Wordle

Ends in OUS with three vowels, a strong opener for placing both O and U positions

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, the OUS suffix is useful for hooking onto extended word plays

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porous

Words you can make from Parous

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parus porus pours praos praus proas psora raupo roups sapor sarpo supra apus asop asor oars opus ours pars paso pour pros raps rasp

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