Philoprogenitiveness
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Philoprogenitiveness — Philoprogenitiveness, from Greek, means, love of offspring . It is one of the mental faculties of phrenology, developed by Franz Joseph Gall. Philoprogenitiveness, classified phrenologically as an affective propensity, is determined by the… … Wikipedia
philoprogenitiveness — noun see philoprogenitive … New Collegiate Dictionary
philoprogenitiveness — See philoprogenitive. * * * … Universalium
philoprogenitiveness — noun The state or condition of being philoprogenitive … Wiktionary
philoprogenitiveness — noun ( es) : love of offspring … Useful english 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
Red Barn Murder — For other uses, see Red Barn (disambiguation). Murder in the Red Barn redirects here. For the 1935 film, see Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn. Maria Marten redirects here. For films and plays of the same name Maria Marten… … Wikipedia
phrenology — phrenologic /fren l oj ik/, phrenological, adj. phrenologically, adv. phrenologist, n. /fri nol euh jee, fre /, n. a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by … Universalium
philoprogenitive — prolific, 1865, irregularly formed from PHILO (Cf. philo ) + L. progenit , pp. stem of progignere (see PROGENY (Cf. progeny)). Related: Philoprogenitiveness (1815) … Etymology 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
