puerpera
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puerpera
- /pjuˈɜː.pə.ɹə/ UK
- /pjuˈɝ.pəɹ.ə/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin puerpera (“woman in labor or childbed”), substantive of puerperus (“parturient, bringing forth children”), from puer (“child, boy”) + pariō (“to bring forth, bear”) + -us (adjectival suffix).
noun puerperas · puerperae
- A woman undergoing puerperium; a woman whose uterus is still enlarged from pregnancy. I saw a very serious hemorrhage result from relaxation of the uterus on the eleventh day when the puerpera had been frightened by a domestic quarrel.
- A woman who has recently given birth. An often proved Remedy to bring away what is, or should not be left in the Womb of a Puerpera, though it were Part of a dead Child.
Translations
Talk about this word "puerpera." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/puerpera. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. puerpera. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/puerpera "puerpera." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/puerpera.Cite this
@misc{puerpera_2026,
title = {puerpera},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puerpera},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
