Meaning of PARTURIENT
| Pronunciation: | | pâr'tûreeunt
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- [adj] giving birth; "a parturient heifer"
- [adj] of or relating to or giving birth; "parturient pangs"; "the parturient uterus"
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| | Synonyms: | | aborning, in labor(p) |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Par*tu"ri*ent\, a. [L. parturiens, p. pr. of
parturire to desire to bring forth, fr. parere, partum, to
bring forth. See {Parent}.]
Bringing forth, or about to bring forth, young; fruitful.
--Jer. Tailor.
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