puerperous

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adjective

Bearing children.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivepuerperous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteBearing children.

Origin

  1. Latinpuerpera
  2. Englishpuerperous

From Latin puerpera + -ous.

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APA

puerperous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puerperous

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“puerperous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puerperous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puerperous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puerperous.

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