As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
puerperal
(adjective) relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
puerperal (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to or associated with childbirth.
Source: Wiktionary
Pu*er"per*al, a. Etym: [L. puerpera a lying-in woman; puer child + parere to bear: cf. F. puerpéral.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.