puerpery

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noun

The puerperal period.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounpuerpery (usually uncountable, plural puerperies)

plural puerperies

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallymedicineThe puerperal period.
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APA

puerpery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puerpery

MLA

“puerpery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puerpery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puerpery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puerpery.

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