| PU | a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter |
|---|---|
| PU | relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just give birth |
| PU | serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions) |
| PU | time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved |
| PU | a resident of Puerto Rico |
| PU | the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean |
| PU | a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico |
| PU | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth |
| PU | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) |
| PU | a fluffy pad for applying powder to the skin |
| PU | bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together |
| PU | exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) |