'Puerperal' definitions:
Definition of 'puerperal'
(from WordNet)
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
Definition of 'Puerperal'
From: GCIDE
- Puerperal \Pu*er"per*al\, a. [L. puerpera a lying-in woman; puer child + parere to bear: cf. F. puerp['e]ral.] Of or pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever. [1913 Webster]