"puerperal" meaning in English

See puerperal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pjuˈɝpəɹəl/ [General-American], /pjuˈɜːpəɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpwɛɹpəɹəl/ [proscribed]
Etymology: From New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerpera (“woman in childbirth”), from puer (“child”) + pariō (“I bear”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂w-}}, {{bor|en|la-new|puerperālis}} New Latin puerperālis, {{der|en|la|puerpera||woman in childbirth}} Latin puerpera (“woman in childbirth”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} puerperal (not comparable)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also: Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-puerperal-en-adj-3IYzXe80 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50
  2. Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also:
    (loosely) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the peripartum period including childbirth.     Tags: broadly, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-puerperal-en-adj-iWbt84Pd Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: extrapuerperal, nonpuerperal, puerperal fever, puerperalism, puerperally Related terms: antepartum, intrapartum, parous, peripartum, postpartum, prepartum, puerperium Translations (Of or pertaining to or associated with childbirth): synnytys- (Finnish), lapsivuode- (Finnish), επιλόχειος (epilócheios) (Greek), puerperale (Italian), puerperal (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Of or pertaining to or associated with childbirth': 45 55

Alternative forms

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