1. A woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter
   "The puerpera received special care in the maternity ward"

Type of: female parent, ma [informal], mam [UK, informal], mama [informal], mamma [informal], mammy [informal], mater [UK, archaic, informal], mom [N. Amer, informal], momma [N. Amer, informal], mommy [N. Amer, informal], mother, mum [Brit, informal], mumma [informal], mummy [informal], supermom [informal]