"Luftmensch," literally meaning "air person," is the Yiddish way of describing someone who is a bit of a dreamer. Did You Know? The word "infant" comes from the Latin word "infans" which literally means "unable to speak; speechless." ...
The meaning of PARAMETRITIS is inflammation of the parametrium.
Theliteralmeaning—spreadbytouchordirectcontact—hasgivenwayto alooserusageandthetermisnowusedsimplytomean‘infectious’.Chickenpox,oncethoughtcontagiousisnowknownto bespreadbydroplets;thecommoncold,oncethoughtto bespreadbydropletsisnowknownto beliterallycontagious. ...