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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to or giving birth;
- Example: "parturient pangs"
- Example: "the parturient uterus"

2. giving birth;
- Example: "a parturient heifer"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Parturient \Par*tu"ri*ent\, a. [L. parturiens, p. pr. of
   parturire to desire to bring forth, fr. parere, partum, to
   bring forth. See Parent.]
   Bringing forth, or about to bring forth, young; fruitful.
   --Jer. Taylor.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

parturient
    adj 1: of or relating to or giving birth; "parturient pangs";
           "the parturient uterus"
    2: giving birth; "a parturient heifer"