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par·tu·ri·ent

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–adjective

1.	bearing or about to bear young; travailing.

2.	pertaining to parturition.

3.	bringing forth or about to produce something, as an idea.

[Origin: 1585–95; < L parturient- (s. of parturiéns) being in labor, lit., desiring to bring forth (prp. of parturīre to be about to give birth), equiv. to part(us) (ptp. of parere to bring forth, bear) + -uri- desiderative suffix + -ent- -ent

]

—Related forms

par·tu·ri·en·cy, noun

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par·tu·ri·ent Audio Help (pär-tŏŏr'ē-ənt, -tyŏŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

About to bring forth young; being in labor.
Of or relating to giving birth.
About to produce or come forth with something, such as an idea or a discovery.

[Latin parturiēns, parturient-, present participle of parturīre, to be in labor, from partus, past participle of parere, to give birth; see perə-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

par·tu'ri·en·cy n.

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parturient

"about to give birth," 1592, from L. parturientem (nom. parturiens), prp. of parturire "be in labor," desiderative of parere "to bear" (see parent).

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parturient
adjective
1.	of or relating to or giving birth; "parturient pangs"; "the parturient uterus"
2.	giving birth; "a parturient heifer"

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parturient par·tu·ri·ent (pär-t&oobreve;r'ē-ənt, -ty&oobreve;r'-)
adj.

Of or relating to giving birth.
About to bring forth young; being in labor.

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Main Entry: ¹par·tu·ri·ent
Pronunciation: pär-'t(y)ur-E-&nt
Function: adjective
1 : bringing forth or aboutto bring forth young
2 : of or relating to parturition <parturient pangs>
3 : typical of parturition parturient uterus>

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Main Entry: ²parturient
Function: noun
: a parturient individual <parturients are at high risk for aspiration —R. M. Meyer>

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Parturient

Par*tu"ri*ate\, v. i. [See Parturient.] To bring forth young. [Obs.]

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