puerpera
puerpera · puerperas · puerperae
Wöchnerin
A woman undergoing puerperiumA woman undergoing puerperium; a woman whose uterus is still enlarged from pregnancy.
UK/pjuˈɜː.pə.ɹə/US/pjuˈɝ.pəɹ.ə/
Meaning
2 sensesA woman undergoing puerperium; a woman whose uterus is still enlarged from pregnancy.
Wöchnerin
(rare)A woman who has recently given birth.
More definitions
- a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter
Translations
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By meaning 1
woman undergoing puerperium:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin puerpera (“woman in labor or childbed”), substantive of puerperus (“paBorrowed from Latin puerpera (“woman in labor or childbed”), substantive of puerperus (“parturient, bringing forth children”), from puer (“child, boy”) + pariō (“to bring forth, bear”) + -us (adjectival suffix).
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Forms
plural: puerperas / puerperaeWord family
1 related wordsRelatedpuerperal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular