Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Parturient"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parturient \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
parturient
adj 1: of or relating to or giving birth; "parturient pangs"; "the
parturient uterus"
2: giving birth; "a parturient heifer" [syn: {in labor(p)}]
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