English words for 'Prior to parenthood.'
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adj
noun
- The start of pregnancy.
- The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
- The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
- The state of being conceived; the beginning.
- The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
- The act of conceiving.
- An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
- the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
- the event that occurred at the beginning of something
- the creation of something in the mind
- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
noun
- (law) Initialism of parenting time.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol trainer (“a trainer that is also a patrol aircraft”).
- Initialism of personal trainer.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapist.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapy.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of patrol torpedo.
- Initialism of public transport or public transit.
- (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin time.
- (slang) Initialism of prick tease.
- Initialism of physical training.
- (music) Initialism of passing tone.
adj
name
noun
- the period between birth and the present time
- animation and energy in action or expression
- a characteristic state or mode of living
- a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
- the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
- the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
- the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
- a living person
- living things collectively
- the condition of living or the state of being alive
- the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
- a motive for living
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life
- the period from the present until death
- (countable) A living being; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
- The span of time during which an object operates.
- (uncountable, insurance) The life insurance industry.
- A particular phase or period of existence.
- The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
- The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
- (informal) Social life.
- (colloquial) A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
- The most lively component or participant.
- (uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- An opportunity for existence.
- (countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
- A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).
- A worthwhile existence.
- Animation; spirit; vivacity.
- (baseball, softball, cricket) A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of a misplay by a member of the fielding team.
- Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
- Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
- A biography.
- Existence.
- A particular aspect of existence.
- (biology) The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
- (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
- Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
- The period of time during which an object is recognizable.
- One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
verb
noun
- birth of a person
- a baby bed with sides and rockers
- where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
- A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.
- (carpentry) A ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
- (contact juggling) A hand position allowing a contact ball to be held steadily on the back of the hand.
- A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
- (figuratively) Infancy, or very early life.
- (nautical) A basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck.
- A rest for the receiver of a telephone, or for certain computer hardware.
- A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so as to prepare the ground.
- A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
- (mining) A suspended scaffold used in shafts.
- A mechanical device for tilting and decanting a bottle of wine.
- (figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
- (mining) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth.
- A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.
- An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath.
verb
- bring up from infancy
- run with the stick
- hold gently and carefully
- cut grain with a cradle scythe
- hold or place in or as if in a cradle
- wash in a cradle
- To nurse or train in infancy.
- To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.
- To put ribs across the back of (a picture), to prevent the panels from warping.
- (transitive) To contain in or as if in a cradle.
- To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
- To cut and lay (grain) with a cradle.
- (transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep).
- (transitive) To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.
- (lacrosse) To rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force.
verb
- To assist in the birth of.
- To free from or disburden of anything.
- (intransitive, transitive, informal) To produce what is expected or required.
- To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.
- To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
- (formal, with "of") To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
- To set free from restraint or danger.
- To give birth to.
- To discover; to show.
- To bring or transport something to its destination.
- (medicine) To administer a drug.
- To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.
- free from harm or evil
- to surrender someone or something to another
- carry out or perform
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.)
- hand over to the authorities of another country
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- bring to a destination, make a delivery
- cause to be born
- save from sins
- relinquish possession or control over
- pass down
adj
noun
- (medicine) Initialism of preterm birth.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of polypyrimidine tract-binding protein.
- (networking) Initialism of packet too big, an IPv6 error message.
- (pathology) Initialism of pulmonary tuberculosis.
- (software) Initialism of public test build, public test branch.
- (plural only) Initialism of powers that be.
name
noun
- Parentage.
- (countable, uncountable) A large number or crowd of people, animals, or objects.
- (mining) Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
- (countable, uncountable) The children in one family; offspring.
- (uncountable) The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
- The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
- (countable, uncountable) The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.
- That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
- the young of an animal cared for at one time
adj
verb
- (transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
- (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
- (intransitive) (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
- (intransitive) To be bred.
- be in a huff and display one's displeasure
- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
- be in a huff; be silent or sullen
- sit on (eggs)
- think moodily or anxiously about something
adj
- In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
- Of or belonging to the early part of life.
- (Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
- At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
- Early. (of a decade of life)
- Junior (of two related people with the same name).
- Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
- (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
- being in its early stage
- suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
- not tried or tested by experience
- (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
noun
verb
noun
noun
- The start of pregnancy.
- The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
- The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
- The state of being conceived; the beginning.
- The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
- The act of conceiving.
- An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
- the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
- the event that occurred at the beginning of something
- the creation of something in the mind
- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
noun
- (law) Initialism of parenting time.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol trainer (“a trainer that is also a patrol aircraft”).
- Initialism of personal trainer.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapist.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapy.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of patrol torpedo.
- Initialism of public transport or public transit.
- (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin time.
- (slang) Initialism of prick tease.
- Initialism of physical training.
- (music) Initialism of passing tone.
adj
name
noun
- the period between birth and the present time
- animation and energy in action or expression
- a characteristic state or mode of living
- a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
- the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
- the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
- the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
- a living person
- living things collectively
- the condition of living or the state of being alive
- the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
- a motive for living
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life
- the period from the present until death
- (countable) A living being; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
- The span of time during which an object operates.
- (uncountable, insurance) The life insurance industry.
- A particular phase or period of existence.
- The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
- The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
- (informal) Social life.
- (colloquial) A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
- The most lively component or participant.
- (uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- An opportunity for existence.
- (countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
- A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).
- A worthwhile existence.
- Animation; spirit; vivacity.
- (baseball, softball, cricket) A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of a misplay by a member of the fielding team.
- Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
- Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
- A biography.
- Existence.
- A particular aspect of existence.
- (biology) The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
- (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
- Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
- The period of time during which an object is recognizable.
- One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
verb
noun
- birth of a person
- a baby bed with sides and rockers
- where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
- A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.
- (carpentry) A ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
- (contact juggling) A hand position allowing a contact ball to be held steadily on the back of the hand.
- A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
- (figuratively) Infancy, or very early life.
- (nautical) A basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck.
- A rest for the receiver of a telephone, or for certain computer hardware.
- A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so as to prepare the ground.
- A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
- (mining) A suspended scaffold used in shafts.
- A mechanical device for tilting and decanting a bottle of wine.
- (figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
- (mining) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth.
- A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.
- An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath.
verb
- bring up from infancy
- run with the stick
- hold gently and carefully
- cut grain with a cradle scythe
- hold or place in or as if in a cradle
- wash in a cradle
- To nurse or train in infancy.
- To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.
- To put ribs across the back of (a picture), to prevent the panels from warping.
- (transitive) To contain in or as if in a cradle.
- To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
- To cut and lay (grain) with a cradle.
- (transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep).
- (transitive) To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.
- (lacrosse) To rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force.
noun
- (medicine) Initialism of preterm birth.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of polypyrimidine tract-binding protein.
- (networking) Initialism of packet too big, an IPv6 error message.
- (pathology) Initialism of pulmonary tuberculosis.
- (software) Initialism of public test build, public test branch.
- (plural only) Initialism of powers that be.
name
noun
- Parentage.
- (countable, uncountable) A large number or crowd of people, animals, or objects.
- (mining) Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
- (countable, uncountable) The children in one family; offspring.
- (uncountable) The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
- The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
- (countable, uncountable) The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.
- That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
- the young of an animal cared for at one time
adj
verb
- (transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
- (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
- (intransitive) (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
- (intransitive) To be bred.
- be in a huff and display one's displeasure
- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
- be in a huff; be silent or sullen
- sit on (eggs)
- think moodily or anxiously about something
noun
verb
- To assist in the birth of.
- To free from or disburden of anything.
- (intransitive, transitive, informal) To produce what is expected or required.
- To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.
- To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
- (formal, with "of") To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
- To set free from restraint or danger.
- To give birth to.
- To discover; to show.
- To bring or transport something to its destination.
- (medicine) To administer a drug.
- To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.
- free from harm or evil
- to surrender someone or something to another
- carry out or perform
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.)
- hand over to the authorities of another country
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- bring to a destination, make a delivery
- cause to be born
- save from sins
- relinquish possession or control over
- pass down
adj
noun
- birth of a person
- a baby bed with sides and rockers
- where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
- A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.
- (carpentry) A ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
- (contact juggling) A hand position allowing a contact ball to be held steadily on the back of the hand.
- A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
- (figuratively) Infancy, or very early life.
- (nautical) A basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck.
- A rest for the receiver of a telephone, or for certain computer hardware.
- A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so as to prepare the ground.
- A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
- (mining) A suspended scaffold used in shafts.
- A mechanical device for tilting and decanting a bottle of wine.
- (figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
- (mining) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth.
- A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.
- An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath.
verb
- bring up from infancy
- run with the stick
- hold gently and carefully
- cut grain with a cradle scythe
- hold or place in or as if in a cradle
- wash in a cradle
- To nurse or train in infancy.
- To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.
- To put ribs across the back of (a picture), to prevent the panels from warping.
- (transitive) To contain in or as if in a cradle.
- To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
- To cut and lay (grain) with a cradle.
- (transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep).
- (transitive) To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.
- (lacrosse) To rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force.
adj
adj
- In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
- Of or belonging to the early part of life.
- (Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
- At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
- Early. (of a decade of life)
- Junior (of two related people with the same name).
- Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
- (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
- being in its early stage
- suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
- not tried or tested by experience
- (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth