/ Dictionary / Index P puerpera: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pu•er•per•a Pronunciation: (py-ûr'pur-u), [key] — pl. -per•ae a woman who has recently given birth to a child. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: puerpera (Thesaurus) puerility puerperal Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language