parturient C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /pɑrˈtʊriənt/ UK /pɑːˈtjʊəriənt/ See IPA manual Freq #568403 Meanings 1 adj In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth. The clinic admitted the parturient patient when labor became regular. 2 adj About to create a new product, or float a new idea. The committee was parturient with ambitious but unfinished proposals. Thesaurus Synonyms in labor Word family Derived forms nonparturientperiparturientpostparturient Etymology Borrowed from Latin parturiēns, present participle of parturiō (“to be in labour”). Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # parturient **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pɑrˈtʊriənt/ **IPA (UK):** /pɑːˈtjʊəriənt/ **Frequency rank:** 568403 ## Meanings 1. In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth. 2. About to create a new product, or float a new idea. ## Examples - The clinic admitted the parturient patient when labor became regular. - The committee was parturient with ambitious but unfinished proposals. ## Synonyms - in labor ## Derived Forms - nonparturient - periparturient - postparturient ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin parturiēns, present participle of parturiō (“to be in labour”). ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown