parturient

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

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

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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