matrescent

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Exhibiting matrescence; becoming a mother.
    — On the other hand, the constancy of others around her could indicate a reluctance on their part to allow her the full matrescent role.
  2. Pertaining to those who are becoming mothers.
    — Conceptualizing birth centre care as 'gift' enables some fleshing out of the characteristics of matrescent care when enacted in the professional/woman ...

词源

Ultimately from Latin mātrēscēns, mātrēscō (“to become a mother”).
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