puerpera
[ pyoo-ur-per-uh ]
noun,plural pu·er·per·ae [pyoo-ur-puh-ree]. /pyuˈɜr pəˌri/. Obstetrics.
a woman who has recently given birth to a child.
Origin of puerpera
1<Latin: woman in labor; akin to puerperus;see puerperium
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