- procreant
- adjective Date: 1588 1. producing offspring 2. archaic of or relating to procreation
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Procreant — Pro cre*ant, a. [L. procreans, p. pr. of procreare. See {Procreate}.] Generating; producing; productive; fruitful; assisting in procreation. [R.] His pendent bed and procreant cradle. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Procreant — Pro cre*ant, n. One who, or that which, procreates. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
procreant — index fertile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
procreant — 1580s, from L. procreantem, prp. of procreare (see PROCREATION (Cf. procreation)) … Etymology dictionary
procreant — [prō′krē ənt] adj. [L procreans, prp. of procreare: see PROCREATE] 1. producing young; fruitful 2. of procreation … English World dictionary
procreant — /proh kree euhnt/, adj. 1. procreating or generating: a sufficiently procreant breed of fish; a procreant cause. 2. pertaining to procreation. [1580 90; < L procreant (s. of procreans), prp. of procreare to breed. See PROCREATE, ANT] * * * … Universalium
procreant — I. ˈprōkrēənt adjective Etymology: Latin procreant , procreans, present participle of procreare to procreate : procreative the procreant urge of the world Walt Whitman II. noun ( s) … Useful english dictionary
procreant — adjective a) That procreates b) Of or pertaining to procreation; procreative … Wiktionary
procreant — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of or relating to reproduction: procreative, reproductive. See REPRODUCTION … English dictionary for students
procreant — pro·cre·ant || prəʊkrɪənt adj. reproducing, giving birth; fertile, fruitful, prolific; of procreation, of reproduction … English contemporary dictionary
