puerperus
puerperus, parturient, bringing forth children
pŭerpĕrus, a, um, adj. [puer-pario],
- parturient, bringing forth children: uxor, Sen. Ben. 4, 35, 2: verba, formulas that promote delivery, Ov. M. 10, 511.—
- II Subst.: pŭerpĕra, ae, f., a woman in labor or in childbed, a lying-in woman, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 40 (1092); Cat. 34, 13; Hor. Epod. 17, 52; Ter. Ad. 921; Plin. 7, 4, 3, § 37.
puerperus, a, um (puer u. pario), die Niederkunft befördernd, verba, Ov. met. 10, 511.
pŭerpĕrus, a, um (puerpera), dʼaccouchement, dʼenfantement : puerpera uxor Sen. Ben. 4, 35, 2, épouse en couches ; puerpera verba Ov. M. 10, 511, formules dʼaccouchement (favorisant lʼaccouchement).
puerperus
adj.
- puer+2 PAR-, parturient, bringing forth children: verba, charms to aid child-birth, O.—As substf., a woman in labor: illa, T., H.