parturient: Meaning and Definition of

par•tu•ri•ent

Pronunciation: (pär-toor'ē-unt, -tyoor'-), [key]
— adj.
  1. bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
  2. pertaining to parturition.
  3. bringing forth or about to produce something, as an idea.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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