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puerperium.

childbirth, delivery, childbed, confinement, lying-in

10 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pu.ɛrˈpɛ.ri.ũː]Classical-Latin[pu.erˈpɛː.ri.um]

  1. childbirth, delivery, childbed, confinement, lying-in

    declension-2 · neuter

  2. newborn child, infant

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin puerpera Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin puerperium From puerpera (“woman in labor or childbed”) + -ium (nominal suffix).

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