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philoprogenitive

[ fil-oh-proh-jen-i-tiv ]

adjective

  1. producing offspring, especially abundantly; prolific.
  2. of, relating to, or characterized by love for offspring, especially one's own.


philoprogenitive

/ ËŒ´Úɪ±ôəʊ±è°ùəʊˈ»åÏôÉ›²Ôɪ³Ùɪ±¹ /

adjective

  1. fond of children
  2. producing many offspring
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of philoprogenitive1

First recorded in 1860–65; philo- + progenitive
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Example Sentences

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Moreover, with advances in the technology of human fertilisation, fortysomethings are now able to reproduce themselves – which accounts for the creepily philoprogenitive group on the riverside at Mortlake.

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It examines the aftereffects of a controversial physical altercation—a man slapping a small boy—in the most philoprogenitive corners of Brooklyn, New York.

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They were a sensible and philoprogenitive race.

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It is the root of that higher altruism which, apart from the philoprogenitive instinct, produces desire for the happiness of others and reluctance to inflict pain upon them.

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Long afterwards, in his declining years he found much gratification in making friends with children, and referred to it quaintly as "a vicarious phase of the philoprogenitive instinct."

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