procreant

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But he proved procreant and reared a goodly brood of sons and daughters—all much like himself, save one, the youngest son.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators by Hubbard, Elbert

No jutty frieze,          Buttrice, nor coigne of 'vantage, but this bird          Hath made his pendent bed, and procreant cradle:          Where they most breed and haunt, I have observ'd,          The air is delicate.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Johnson, Samuel

Cf. 'no jutty, frieze, buttress, nor coign of vantage, but this bird hath made his pendent bed and procreant cradle.'

From Quentin Durward by Scott, Walter, Sir

During the season of incubation and brood rearing the nuthatches retire to the depth of the woods, and are quiet, secretive, and unsocial, seldom betraying their procreant secrets.

From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)

But if from naught Were their becoming, they would spring abroad Suddenly, unforeseen, in alien months, With no primordial germs, to be preserved From procreant unions at an adverse hour.

From On the Nature of Things by Leonard, William Ellery