— parturiency , n.
/pahr toor"ee euhnt, -tyoor"-/ , adj.
1. bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
2. pertaining to parturition.
3. bringing forth or about to produce something, as an idea.
[ 1585-95; parturient- (s. of parturiens ) being in labor, lit., desiring to bring forth (prp. of parturire to be about to give birth), equiv. to part ( us ) (ptp. of parere to bring forth, bear) + -uri- desiderative suffix + -ent- -ENT ]