puerpera

Meaning

1. A woman undergoing puerperium; a woman whose uterus is still enlarged from pregnancy.
2. (rare) A woman who has recently given birth.

Synonyms

parturient

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pjuˈɜː.pə.ɹə/

Etymology

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).