puerperium

pŭerpĕrĭum, ii, n. [puerpera].

• Childbirth, childbed, a lying-in, confinement, delivery, Suet. Calig. 8: puerperio cubare, to be in childbed, Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 22 (469): locus puerperio Antium fuit, Tac. A. 15, 23; Plin. 9, 25, 41, § 79; 28, 8, 29, § 114: numerus puerperii, the number of children born together, Gell. 12, 1, 4: tellus velut aeterno quodam puerperio laeta, Col. 3, 21, 3.—
• II A new-born child, an infant; children, Varr. R. R. 2, 26; Tac. A. 12, 6; Plin. 7, 11, 9, § 48; id. 18, 29, 69, § 282; Stat. Th. 4, 280; Gell. 10, 2, 2.

puerperium, iī, n. (puerpera), I) das Kindbett, die Geburt, Niederkunft, puerperio cubare, im Kindbett liegen, Plaut.: dolor, quem in puerperio puella perpetitur, Sen.: locus puerperio Antium fuit, Tac.: femina puerperiis (durch Kindersegen) insignis, Tac. – II) meton., das Geborene, die Leibesfrucht, das Kind, numerus puerperii, die Zahl der zugleich geborenen Kinder, Gell.: abortu duodecim puerperia egesta, Geburten, Kinder, Plin.

puerperium [CL] 1 childbirth. b (virginale ~ium or sim.) the virgin birth or the birth of Christ (sts. w. ref. to representation of the Nativity); c (in iron. use). ~ium, hyseberþlinge Ælf. Gl. 108; cum ‥ egressa esset ad aridam, angustie instantis ~ii apprehenderunt eam J. Furness Kentig. 4 p. 168; s1246 eodem anno ‥ Cincia comitissa Cornubie ‥ filium peperit, post cujus ~ium ‥ M. Par. Maj. IV 569; sicut confortari solet ‥ mulier in ~io propter amorem pueri nascentis Spec. Incl. 4. 1.  b Dei proles ‥ quaesitura alvum incontaminatae puerperae virginali ~io [gl.: puerperium primum pactum, fæmhadlicum hamæn] praeditae puritatis Aldh. VirgP 7 p. 234; 940 postquam virgo puerpera / celesti puerperio / celeste protulit CS 751; dum inter matutina officia tanto ~io [sc. nativitati Dominice] prona mente intenderet V. Chris. Marky. 64; ecclesia ‥ ubi beata Virgo quiescebat post ~ium suum [ME: aftyr the berthe] Itin. Mand. 50; 1397 de xiiij d. ob. coram ymagine ejusdem B. Marie in boriali ala in ~io et Salutacione Ac. Obed. Abingd. 60.  c rex Francie significavit ei Willelmo ironice quod jam diu decubuerat in ~io, et tempus esset purificandi. ad hec dux ita respondit ‥ Silgrave 79. 2 child, offspring (in the womb or after birth). atque puerperium paritura puerpera gignes Aldh. CE 2. 24; ~ium, infans in utero formatus GlC P 862; simulatque uterum intumescere ~io qui solummodo scelere fetabatur infando Ad. Eyns. Hug. IV 5 p. 20. 3 (in gl., understood as) childhood or boyhood. ~ium, aetas pueri GlC P 878.

pŭerpĕrĭum, (13) ĭī, n. (puerpera), ¶ 1 mal dʼenfant, accouchement, enfantement : Pl. Truc. 475 ; Tac. Ann. 15, 23 ; Gell. 12, 1, 4 ; Suet. Cal. 8 ; [fig.] enfantement [de la terre] : Col. Rust. 3, 21, 3 ¶ 2 enfant : Plin. 7, 48 ; 18, 282.

puerperium , ii. n.
生兒。產痛。兒子。— telluris 地生長之時。

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puerperium ī, n

• puerperus, a lying in, giving birth, Ta.