parturient
adjective, noun
parturient is an adjective meaning “In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled P-A-R-T-U-R-I-E-N-T, and it appears about once in every 66 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does parturient mean?
adjective
- 1
In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth.
- 2
About to create a new product, or float a new idea.
- 3
Of, related to, or caused by childbirth.
- 4
Facilitating labour.
noun
- 1
One who is in labour, who is about to give birth, or who has recently given birth.
- 2
A substance that facilitates labour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of parturient
- more parturient comparative
- most parturient superlative
- parturients plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is parturient?
Parturient appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does parturient come from?
Borrowed from Latin parturiēns, present participle of parturiō (“to be in labour”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).