para

A noun with multiple meanings: in obstetrics, it refers to the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; it is also a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a dinar in Yugoslavia; and it can denote a soldier in the paratroops.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: In der Geburtshilfe bezeichnet es die Anzahl der von einer Frau geborenen lebenden Kinder (Para); außerdem war es eine Währungseinheit, die einem Hundertstel Dinar in Jugoslawien entsprach; und es kann einen Soldaten der Fallschirmtruppen bezeichnen.

1. Number of live births C1 formal medical

   In obstetrics, the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered.

   • The patient is a para 2, having had two live births.
   • Her medical record lists her as para 1.
   • The doctor noted the woman's para status in the chart.

   🇩🇪Anzahl der Lebendgeburten

   Synonyme: parity

2. Monetary unit C2 formal

   A former monetary unit of Yugoslavia, equal to one hundredth of a dinar.

   • The price was listed as 50 para.
   • He found an old coin worth 100 para.
   • The exchange rate was 100 para to one dinar.

   🇩🇪Para (Währungseinheit)

3. Paratrooper B2 informal

   A soldier who is trained to parachute from aircraft into combat.

   • The paras were deployed behind enemy lines.
   • He served as a para in the army.
   • The para unit conducted a night jump.

   🇩🇪Fallschirmjäger

   Synonyme: paratrooper

• paras plural form
• paras' possessive plural form
• para's possessive singular form