/ Dictionary / Index P parturient: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: par•tu•ri•ent Pronunciation: (pär-toor'ē-unt, -tyoor'-), [key] — adj. bearing or about to bear young; travailing. pertaining to parturition. bringing forth or about to produce something, as an idea. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: parturient (Thesaurus) part-timer parturifacient Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language