Philoprogenitive
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Prolific, or producing many offspring.
"The police mess had formerly been a maternity home for the wives of the Sultans of the state. Faded and tatty, peeling, floorboards eaten and unpolished, its philoprogenitive glory was a memory only."
- 2 Loving one's offspring.
Example
More examples"The police mess had formerly been a maternity home for the wives of the Sultans of the state. Faded and tatty, peeling, floorboards eaten and unpolished, its philoprogenitive glory was a memory only."
Etymology
From philo- + progenitive.
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