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parturient

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par·tu·ri·ent

   [pahr-toor-ee-uhnt, -tyoor-]
–adjective
1.
bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
2.
pertaining to parturition.
3.
bringing forth or about to produce something, as an idea.
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Origin:
1585–95; < L parturient- (s. of parturiēns) 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
post·par·tu·ri·ent, adjective
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parturient (pɑːˈtjʊərɪənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  of or relating to childbirth
2.  giving birth
3.  producing or about to produce a new idea, etc
 
[C16: via Latin parturīre, from parere to bring forth]
 
par'turiency
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

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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1par·tu·ri·ent definition

Pronunciation: /pär-ˈt(y)u̇r-ē-ənt/
Function: adj
1 : bringing forth or about to bring forth young
2 : of or relating to parturition <parturient pangs>
3 : typical of parturition <the parturient uterus>

2parturient definition

Function: n
: a parturient individual <parturients are at high risk for aspiration —R. M. Meyer>
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parturient par·tu·ri·ent (pär-t&oobreve;r'ē-ənt, -ty&oobreve;r'-)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to giving birth.

  2. About to bring forth young; being in labor.

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