philoprogenitive

[fil-oh-proh-jen-i-tiv]

adjective

1. producing offspring, especially abundantly; prolific.

2. of, relating to, or characterized by love for offspring, especially one's own.

philoprogenitive

/ ˌfɪləʊprəʊˈdʒɛnɪtɪv /

adjective

1. fond of children

2. producing many offspring

Other Word Forms

• philoprogenitiveness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of philoprogenitive¹

First recorded in 1860–65; philo- + progenitive

Example Sentences

Moreover, with advances in the technology of human fertilisation, fortysomethings are now able to reproduce themselves – which accounts for the creepily philoprogenitive group on the riverside at Mortlake.

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It examines the aftereffects of a controversial physical altercation—a man slapping a small boy—in the most philoprogenitive corners of Brooklyn, New York.

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They were a sensible and philoprogenitive race.

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It is the root of that higher altruism which, apart from the philoprogenitive instinct, produces desire for the happiness of others and reluctance to inflict pain upon them.

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Long afterwards, in his declining years he found much gratification in making friends with children, and referred to it quaintly as "a vicarious phase of the philoprogenitive instinct."

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