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Meaning of parturient in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /pɑrˈt(j)ʊriənt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    parturient

    Definitions

    1. giving birth

    Examples

    • « a parturient heifer »

    Synonyms

    • aborning
  2. Qualitative Adjective

    parturient

    Etymology

    late 16th century: from Latin parturient-‘being in labor’, from the verb parturire, inceptive of parere‘bring forth’

    Definitions

    1. of or relating to or giving birth

    Examples

    • « parturient pangs »
    • « the parturient uterus »

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