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parturient (iou)



parturient adjective & noun. L16.
[Latin parturient- pres. ppl stem of parturire be in labour (from part- pa. ppl stem of parere: see PARENT): see -ENT.]
A. adjective.
About to give birth; in labour; (of a plant) bearing fruit; fig. ready to produce something; productive of, big with. L16.
Of or pertaining to parturition. M18.
b. noun. A parturient woman. M20.
parturiency noun the state of being parturient; productiveness (of ideas etc.): M17.