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puerperal

UK/pjuˈɜːpəɹəl/US/pjuˈɝpəɹəl/

puerperal adjective: of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also.

Adjective

puerperal (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also
    • puerperal mastitis
  2. (broadly) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the peripartum period including childbirth.

puerperal meaning in Tamil and Bengali

puerperal in Tamil

பிள்ளைப்பேற்றின் விளைவான, ஈற்று, பேற்றண்மைக்குரிய

puerperal in Bengali

প্রসবোত্তর কালের সাথে সম্পর্কিত

Origin of puerperal

From New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerpera (“woman in childbirth”), from puer (“child”) + pariō (“to bear”).

Words formed from puerperal

Phrases with puerperal

Questions about puerperal

What does puerperal mean?
Puerperal means of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also.
What is puerperal in Tamil?
Puerperal in Tamil is பிள்ளைப்பேற்றின் விளைவான, ஈற்று, பேற்றண்மைக்குரிய. See Puerperal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is puerperal?
Puerperal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce puerperal?
Puerperal is pronounced /pjuˈɝpəɹəl/ (US).

Words near puerperal in the dictionary

  1. puerilities
  2. puerility
  3. puerilization
  4. puerpera
  5. puerperae
  6. puerperal
  7. puerperal fever
  8. puerperal fevers
  9. puerperalism
  10. puerperally
  11. puerperant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: puerperal (page history and authors); puerperal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); puerperal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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