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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.
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Origin of philoprogenitive

First recorded in 1860–65; philo- + progenitive
Related formsphil·o·pro·gen·i·tive·ness, noun
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Examples from the Web for philoprogenitive

Historical Examples

  • His own views were wide and grand, only too philoprogenitive.

    Cradock Nowell, Vol. 2 (of 3)

    Richard Doddridge Blackmore

  • All my husbands have been of a philoprogenitive turn, and I have eight children.

  • The word "philoprogenitive" and the French phrase stopped her.

    Captivity

    M. Leonora Eyles

  • I recommend those who have cats with philoprogenitive proclivities, instead of drowning the kittens, to eat them.

  • Were it not for the oppression of his futile and philoprogenitive presence, imaginative writers would be poets and romancers.

British Dictionary definitions for philoprogenitive

philoprogenitive

adjective rare
  1. fond of children
  2. producing many offspring
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Word Origin and History for philoprogenitive

adj.

"prolific," 1815, irregularly formed from philo- + Latin progenit-, past participle stem of progignere (see progeny). Related: Philoprogenitiveness. Important words among the phrenologists.

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