parturitiveadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːtjᵿrətɪv/,

/ˈpɑːtʃᵿrətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈpɑrdərədɪv/,

/ˈpɑrtʃərədɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin parturīt- , parturīre , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin parturīt-, past participial stem of parturīre to be in labour (see parturient adj. and n.) + -ive suffix.

Chiefly literary.

Of or relating to parturition; = parturient adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth > relating to

parturious1604

puerperial1648

puerperal1716

parturient1748

parturitive1853

intranatal1902

1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel IV. xii. xi. 71 According to the prophecies of parturitive science.

1890 Amer. Anthropologist 3 291 The stem -'tir- is the base of u-'tir′-ĕ, which means at present ‘parturitive moaning’.

1959 Classical Philol. 54 56/1 The parturitive metaphor in ‘swolne’ and ‘birth’ is Chapman's own.

1966 Q. Rev. Biol. 41 292/1 This program began in 1949 with a study of parturitive behavior.

1987 Renaissance Q. 40 811 In spite of the parturitive metaphor, ‘Renaissance’ points..to male achievements within the dominant social and economic class.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parturitive
释义	parturitiveadj. Brit. /ˈpɑːtjᵿrətɪv/, /ˈpɑːtʃᵿrətɪv/, U.S. /ˈpɑrdərədɪv/, /ˈpɑrtʃərədɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin parturīt- , parturīre , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin parturīt-, past participial stem of parturīre to be in labour (see parturient adj. and n.) + -ive suffix. Chiefly literary. Of or relating to parturition; = parturient adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth > relating to parturious1604 puerperial1648 puerperal1716 parturient1748 parturitive1853 intranatal1902 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel IV. xii. xi. 71 According to the prophecies of parturitive science. 1890 Amer. Anthropologist 3 291 The stem -'tir- is the base of u-'tir′-ĕ, which means at present ‘parturitive moaning’. 1959 Classical Philol. 54 56/1 The parturitive metaphor in ‘swolne’ and ‘birth’ is Chapman's own. 1966 Q. Rev. Biol. 41 292/1 This program began in 1949 with a study of parturitive behavior. 1987 Renaissance Q. 40 811 In spite of the parturitive metaphor, ‘Renaissance’ points..to male achievements within the dominant social and economic class. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1853
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