procreant
- noun
- /ˈproʊkriənt/
- Archaic
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procreante
- The procreant couple welcomed their first child.
Examples
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Legends spoke of a great procreant whose children founded many villages.
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The poet described the king as a noble procreant of his dynasty.
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In ancient texts, a procreant was often praised for continuing the family line.
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In ancient texts, a procreant was revered as a symbol of life.
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The old oak tree was a procreant source of acorns that fed the local wildlife.
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In ancient myths, the goddess of fertility was often revered as a procreant figure.
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The procreant pair produced a healthy brood of chicks each spring.
Synonyms
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An organism that produces young, like a plant or animal
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An early ancestor who starts a family line or idea
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A thing that makes new life or copies of things
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A person who brings a new life into the world or starts something new
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A man who is the father of a child
A person who is a child's birth father or mother
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Etymology
Procreant comes from Latin parts pro- 'forward' and creare 'to create', the same root as the English word create. A helpful way to remember the noun procreant is to think of someone who 'creates forward' — a parent or animal that produces offspring.