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puerpera

American

[pyoo-ur-per-uh] / pjuˈɜr pər ə /

noun

Obstetrics.

a woman who has recently given birth to a child.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

puerperae

plural

Etymology

Origin of puerpera

< Latin: woman in labor; akin to puerperus; see puerperium

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puerpera

"Between a heifer and an ass Enixa est puerpera; In ragged woollen clad He was Qui regnat super aethera, And patiently may we then pass That sing, and heartily sing we, 'Gloria Tibi, Domine!"

From Chivalry by Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green

“Between a heifer and an ass Enixa est puerpera; In ragged woollen clad He was Qui régnât super aethera, And patiently may we then pass That sing, and heartily sing we, ‘Gloria Tibi, Domine!’”

From Chivalry by Cabell, James Branch

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