| Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| puerility | (noun) a property characteristic of a child | Synonyms: childishness |
| (noun) the state of a child between infancy and adolescence | Synonyms: childhood | |
| puerpera | (noun) a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter | - |
| puerperium | (noun) time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved | - |