procreantadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊkrɪənt/, U.S.

/ˈproʊkriənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prōcreant-, prōcreāns.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōcreant-, prōcreāns, present participle of prōcreāre procreate v. Compare Middle French, French procréant , present participle of procréer (see procreate v.). With use as noun compare classical Latin procreans person who or thing which procreates (6th cent.). Compare procreative adj., procreatory adj. With use as noun compare earlier procreator n., procreatress n., procreatrix n.

A. adj.

1. That procreates, that begets offspring; generative; producing, as in † procreant cause (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > [adjective]

bearinglOE

fruitfula1300

plenteousc1325

fructuousa1382

birthful?c1475

fertile1481

broodya1522

yielding1556

foisonous1570

procreant1588

generative1597

yieldy1598

childing1600

seedful1605

thankful1610

foisonable1613

prolifical1615

fecundous1630

feracious1637

prolific1653

fetiferous1654

floriferous1656

productive1672

fœtant1678

spawning1682

uberousa1706

populous?1789

productible1830

grateful1832

resultful1833

genetic1838

tumid1840

polyphorous1858

generant1875

proliferent1920

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective]

bearingOE

genderinga1398

multiplyinga1400

fecundc1420

broodya1522

fruitful1526

breeding1552

procreant1588

procreative1598

increasing1600

broodious1602

prolifical1608

conceptiousa1616

plenteousa1616

conceptive1630

feracious1637

propagatory1647

prolific1650

proliferous1654

propagative1654

progenial1664

teemful1755

progenitive1769

breedy1824

proligerous1836

progenital1837

philoprogenitive1857

eugenesic1864

1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike i. iii. f. 18^v The procreant and conseruant cause.

1654 J. Trapp Comm. Psalms cvii. 11 Sin is at the bottome of all mens miseries, as the procreant cause thereof.

1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. xvii. 303 The Papacy was either the procreant or conservant cause, or both procreant and conservant of all the greater ecclesiastical controversies in the Christian world.

1706 R. Brocklesby Explic. Gospel-theism i. viii. 136/2 Being the Nature procreant of All, and none of All, it is not this or that.

1780 P. Leyal Lett. to Duke of Leinster iii. 40 The illustrious peer, whom your procreant genius has so repeatedly honoured with abuse.

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xviii. 344 But the loss of liberty is not the whole of what the procreant bird suffers.

a1861 A. H. Clough Dipsychus ii. iii, in Lett. & Remains (1865) 180 The procreant heat and fervour of our youth Escapes, in puff, and smoke.

1931 Times 9 July 16/3 Many new lessons had been learnt in that most procreant laboratory, the operation theatre.

1970 Jrnl. Parasitol. 56 1246/2 Sonenshine and Yunker..developed a technique of injecting radioactive isotopes into procreant females.

1990 W. M. Decker Lit. Vocation Henry Adams vi. 216 Adams..had already characterized the America of 1800 as bearing the marks of a procreant, popular idealism.

2. Of, relating to, or enabling procreation. Now archaic (usually with reference to quot. a1616).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > relating to

genitala1382

generative?a1425

genitivea1500

procreatory1576

seminal1605

procreanta1616

younglinga1627

genitable1634

genial1652

spermatic1669

testiculatory1693

reproductive1746

generational1764

reproductory1831

genesial1848

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. vi. 8 No Iutty frieze, Buttrice, nor Coigne of Vantage, but this Bird Hath made his pendant Bed, and procreant Cradle.

1767 G. White Let. 4 Nov. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 34 This wonderful procreant cradle [i.e. a harvest-mouse's nest].

1817 W. Wordsworth Vernal Ode iii Her procreant vigils Nature keeps Amid the unfathomable deeps.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 200 The swarms of children nestled and cradled in every procreant chamber of this hive.

1881 E. H. Hickey Sculptor 32 I heard the myriad Spring-sounds upon the delicate air That was round the martlet's procreant nest.

1921 Times 23 Sept. 13/5 The little white-rumped birds..still love to build their procreant cradles as close to a window as possible.

1972 Times 30 Sept. 14/5 There has still been, however, a scattering of their [sc. harvest mice's] ‘procreant cradles’ seen in different situations.

B. n.

A person who or thing which procreates.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > production > that which produces

gendererc1384

bearera1387

bringerc1386

engendererc1390

producera1513

forthbringer1546

breeder1572

productor1584

productrice1585

spawner16..

brancher1610

procreanta1616

producent1622

productrix1630

generant1635

generator1637

productive1642

procurator1647

pregnatress1651

generatrix1657

yielder1733

productress1751

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. ii. 30 Leaue procreants alone, and shut the dore.

1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum 16 God the Father, Sonne, and holy Ghost, are Procreants and Conseruants of the world.

1641 J. Milton Animadversions 55 Putrid creatures that receive a crawling life from two most unlike procreants the Sun, and mudde.

1760 Clockmakers Outcry against Author of Tristram Shandy 37 Good churchman, deviate into decency for a while, if possible, and leave procreants alone.

1930 D. Cheney Son of Minos v. 41 Bride of the sun, procreant Whose breasts run over with milk.

1997 B. L. Walker Sexuality & Elderly vii. 95 A discussion of a change in aged females' role as procreants.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	procreant
释义	procreantadj.n. Brit. /ˈprəʊkrɪənt/, U.S. /ˈproʊkriənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prōcreant-, prōcreāns. Etymology: < classical Latin prōcreant-, prōcreāns, present participle of prōcreāre procreate v. Compare Middle French, French procréant , present participle of procréer (see procreate v.). With use as noun compare classical Latin procreans person who or thing which procreates (6th cent.). Compare procreative adj., procreatory adj. With use as noun compare earlier procreator n., procreatress n., procreatrix n. A. adj. 1. That procreates, that begets offspring; generative; producing, as in † procreant cause (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > [adjective] bearinglOE fruitfula1300 plenteousc1325 fructuousa1382 birthful?c1475 fertile1481 broodya1522 yielding1556 foisonous1570 procreant1588 generative1597 yieldy1598 childing1600 seedful1605 thankful1610 foisonable1613 prolifical1615 fecundous1630 feracious1637 prolific1653 fetiferous1654 floriferous1656 productive1672 fœtant1678 spawning1682 uberousa1706 populous?1789 productible1830 grateful1832 resultful1833 genetic1838 tumid1840 polyphorous1858 generant1875 proliferent1920 the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] bearingOE genderinga1398 multiplyinga1400 fecundc1420 broodya1522 fruitful1526 breeding1552 procreant1588 procreative1598 increasing1600 broodious1602 prolifical1608 conceptiousa1616 plenteousa1616 conceptive1630 feracious1637 propagatory1647 prolific1650 proliferous1654 propagative1654 progenial1664 teemful1755 progenitive1769 breedy1824 proligerous1836 progenital1837 philoprogenitive1857 eugenesic1864 1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike i. iii. f. 18^v The procreant and conseruant cause. 1654 J. Trapp Comm. Psalms cvii. 11 Sin is at the bottome of all mens miseries, as the procreant cause thereof. 1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. xvii. 303 The Papacy was either the procreant or conservant cause, or both procreant and conservant of all the greater ecclesiastical controversies in the Christian world. 1706 R. Brocklesby Explic. Gospel-theism i. viii. 136/2 Being the Nature procreant of All, and none of All, it is not this or that. 1780 P. Leyal Lett. to Duke of Leinster iii. 40 The illustrious peer, whom your procreant genius has so repeatedly honoured with abuse. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xviii. 344 But the loss of liberty is not the whole of what the procreant bird suffers. a1861 A. H. Clough Dipsychus ii. iii, in Lett. & Remains (1865) 180 The procreant heat and fervour of our youth Escapes, in puff, and smoke. 1931 Times 9 July 16/3 Many new lessons had been learnt in that most procreant laboratory, the operation theatre. 1970 Jrnl. Parasitol. 56 1246/2 Sonenshine and Yunker..developed a technique of injecting radioactive isotopes into procreant females. 1990 W. M. Decker Lit. Vocation Henry Adams vi. 216 Adams..had already characterized the America of 1800 as bearing the marks of a procreant, popular idealism. 2. Of, relating to, or enabling procreation. Now archaic (usually with reference to quot. a1616). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > relating to genitala1382 generative?a1425 genitivea1500 procreatory1576 seminal1605 procreanta1616 younglinga1627 genitable1634 genial1652 spermatic1669 testiculatory1693 reproductive1746 generational1764 reproductory1831 genesial1848 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. vi. 8 No Iutty frieze, Buttrice, nor Coigne of Vantage, but this Bird Hath made his pendant Bed, and procreant Cradle. View more context for this quotation 1767 G. White Let. 4 Nov. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 34 This wonderful procreant cradle [i.e. a harvest-mouse's nest]. 1817 W. Wordsworth Vernal Ode iii Her procreant vigils Nature keeps Amid the unfathomable deeps. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 200 The swarms of children nestled and cradled in every procreant chamber of this hive. 1881 E. H. Hickey Sculptor 32 I heard the myriad Spring-sounds upon the delicate air That was round the martlet's procreant nest. 1921 Times 23 Sept. 13/5 The little white-rumped birds..still love to build their procreant cradles as close to a window as possible. 1972 Times 30 Sept. 14/5 There has still been, however, a scattering of their [sc. harvest mice's] ‘procreant cradles’ seen in different situations. B. n. A person who or thing which procreates. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > production > that which produces gendererc1384 bearera1387 bringerc1386 engendererc1390 producera1513 forthbringer1546 breeder1572 productor1584 productrice1585 spawner16.. brancher1610 procreanta1616 producent1622 productrix1630 generant1635 generator1637 productive1642 procurator1647 pregnatress1651 generatrix1657 yielder1733 productress1751 a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. ii. 30 Leaue procreants alone, and shut the dore. View more context for this quotation 1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum 16 God the Father, Sonne, and holy Ghost, are Procreants and Conseruants of the world. 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 55 Putrid creatures that receive a crawling life from two most unlike procreants the Sun, and mudde. 1760 Clockmakers Outcry against Author of Tristram Shandy 37 Good churchman, deviate into decency for a while, if possible, and leave procreants alone. 1930 D. Cheney Son of Minos v. 41 Bride of the sun, procreant Whose breasts run over with milk. 1997 B. L. Walker Sexuality & Elderly vii. 95 A discussion of a change in aged females' role as procreants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1588
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