philoprogenitive
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Philoprogenitive — Phil o*pro*gen i*tive, a. Having the love of offspring; fond of children. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
philoprogenitive — index fertile, prolific Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
philoprogenitive — [fil΄ə prō jen′ə tiv] adj. [ PHILO + PROGENITIVE] 1. productive of offspring; prolific 2. a) loving offspring, esp. one s own b) of such love … English World dictionary
philoprogenitive — adjective Etymology: phil + Latin progenitus, past participle of progignere to beget more at progenitor Date: 1865 1. tending to produce offspring ; prolific 2. of, relating to, or characterized by love of offspring • philoprogenitiveness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
philoprogenitive — /fil oh proh jen i tiv/, adj. 1. producing offspring, esp. abundantly; prolific. 2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by love for offspring, esp. one s own. [1860 65; PHILO + PROGENITIVE] * * * … Universalium
philoprogenitive — adjective a) Prolific, or producing many offspring. b) Loving ones offspring … Wiktionary
philoprogenitive — 1. Procreative, producing offspring. 2. In psychiatry, an obsolete term for pedophilia. [philo + L. progenies, offspring, progeny] … Medical dictionary
philoprogenitive — fɪləʊprəʊ dÊ’enÉ™tɪv adj. prolific, having many children; fond of children, loving children … English contemporary dictionary
philoprogenitive — [ˌfɪlə(ʊ)prə(ʊ) dʒɛnɪtɪv] adjective formal 1》 having many offspring. 2》 loving one s offspring. Derivatives philoprogenitiveness noun … English new terms dictionary
philoprogenitive — philo·progenitive … English syllables
