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
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
