parturient means in labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.
Why “parturient” is a great word
PARTURIENT — [Adjective, Noun] The state of being in labor, about to give birth; also, one who is in that state, or figuratively, on the verge of producing something new. From the Latin parturiēns, present participle of parturiō ("to be in labor, to be ready to give birth"), from parere ("to bear, give birth"). First attested in English in the 1590s. Unlike "pregnant," which describes the condition of carrying, or "fecund," which suggests a general fertility, "parturient" captures the urgent, imminent threshold of delivery itself. It is the palpable, muscular pressure of a new thing forcing its way into the world, the strained silence of a bud on the verge of bursting its calyx, and the charged stillness where a great idea is finally uttered—the precise and solitary tension of something no longer contained.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin parturiēns, present participle of parturiō (“to be in labour”).
adj
- In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth.“In later times the Uji-gami became simply the tutelary deity of one's birth-place, and was also called ubusuna (birth-sand). Infants born in his jurisdiction are presented to him soon after birth, and parturient women pray to him for relief.”
- About to create a new product, or float a new idea.
- Of, related to, or caused by childbirth.
- Facilitating labour.
noun
- One who is in labour, who is about to give birth, or who has recently given birth.
- A substance that facilitates labour.