puerperal

Meanings

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

Adj

Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also
Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also:
Of, pertaining to, or associated with the peripartum period including childbirth.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

puerperal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
puerperal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
puerperal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

puerperal is a valid Words With Friends word