parturient

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin parturiēns, present participle of parturiō (“I am in labour”).

Adjective

parturient (comparative more parturient, superlative most parturient)

1. In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth.
2. (by extension) About to create a new product, or float a new idea.
3. Of, related to, or caused by childbirth
4. (of a substance) Facilitating labour.

Synonyms

• (relating to childbirth): parturious (obsolete)

Noun

parturient (plural parturients)

1. One who is in labour, who is about to give birth, or who has recently given birth.
2. A substance that facilitates labour.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:parturient.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) parturient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of parturiō