parturient

Borrowed from Latin parturiēns, present participle of parturiō (“I am in labour”).

parturient (comparative more parturient, superlative most parturient)

1. In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth.
2. (by extension) About to create a new product, or float a new idea.
3. Of, related to, or caused by childbirth
4. (of a substance) Facilitating labour.

• (relating to childbirth): parturious (obsolete)

parturient (plural parturients)

1. One who is in labour, who is about to give birth, or who has recently given birth.
2. A substance that facilitates labour.

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:parturient.

parturient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of parturiō