The Collaborative International Dictionary
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. Taylor.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"about to give birth," 1590s, from Latin parturientem (nominative parturiens), present participle of parturire "be in labor," literally "desire to bring forth," desiderative of parere "to bear" (see pare). Related: Parturiency.
Wiktionary
a. 1 In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth. 2 (context by extension English) About to create a new product, or float a new idea. 3 Of, related to, or caused by childbirth 4 (context of a substance English) Facilitating labour. n. 1 One who is in labour, who is about to give birth, or who has recently given birth. 2 A substance that facilitates labour.
WordNet
adj. of or relating to or giving birth; "parturient pangs"; "the parturient uterus"
giving birth; "a parturient heifer" [syn: in labor(p)]
Usage examples of "parturient".
Combined with the resin of Blue Cohosh, it is an excellent remedy for amenorrhoea, dismenorrhoea, afterbirth pains, suppression of lochia and for febrile conditions of the parturient period, and combined with extract of Leptandra or Podophyllum resin, it acts well on the bowels and liver, and if mixed with Dioscorea is excellent for bilious and flatulent colic.