Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - puerperal
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adj. of or caused by childbirth. Phrases and idioms puerperal fever fever following childbirth and caused by uterine infection. Etymology: L puerperus f. puer child + -parus bearing ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ adj technical happening while giving birth to a child or in the period after this (puerperal depression) puff ~1 v 1 to breathe quickly and with difficulty after running, carrying something heavy etc (Catherine was puffing loudly as she carried the box into the room.) + up/along etc (Duncan passed me, puffing up the hill.) (- see also huff and puff huff1 (1)) 2 to breathe in and out while smoking a cigarette, pipe etc (puff at/on sth) (Dr Foulger paused to puff on his pipe before answering.) 3 a) T always + adv/prep to blow smoke or steam out of something (Don't puff smoke into my face.) b) if smoke or steam puffs from somewhere, it comes out in little clouds (Steam puffed out of the chimney) 4 if a steam train puffs along, it moves while sending out little clouds of steam (By now we were puffing along at a good speed.) puff up phr v 1 T puff something up) to become bigger by increasing the amount of air inside, or to make something bigger in this way (Bake for 25-30 minutes until the souffle puffs up about 5cm | Birds puff up their feathers to keep warm.) 2 if your eye, face etc puffs up, it swells painfully because of injury or infection (My eye had puffed up because of a mosquito bite.) 3 T puff someone up) to make someone feel very pleased or proud puff sth out phr v puff out your cheeks/chest to make your cheeks etc bigger by filling them with air (George puffed out his chest proudly) ~2 n 1 the action of taking the smoke from a cigarette etc into your lungs + a (a puff at a cigarette | have/take a puff) ("May I have just one puff?" "Sure, I thought you didn't smoke.") 2 a sudden small movement of wind, air, or smoke + of (puffs of smoke coming from the chimney | The water was calm and there wasn't even a puff of wind.) 3 cheese/cream/lemon puff a piece of light pastry (2) with a soft mixture inside 4 get your puff back BrE informal to be able to breathe normally again after doing something that made you breathe very hard 5 out of puff BrE informal breathing hard and very tired (He only has...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1768, from L. puerpera "bearing a child," from puer "child, boy" + parere "to bear." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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