Term: puerperal fever: serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: conk: informal term for the nose → 0
Candidate hypernym: conjunction: (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac → 0
Candidate hypernym: arctocephalus: fur seals → 0
Candidate hypernym: marquis: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count → 0
Candidate hypernym: hakka: a member of a people of southeastern China (especially Hong Kong, Canton, and Taiwan) who migrated from the north in the 12th century → 0
Candidate hypernym: paintbox: a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint → 0
Candidate hypernym: theravada: one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia → 0
Candidate hypernym: silver lime: large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental → 0
Candidate hypernym: formality: a requirement of etiquette or custom → 0
Candidate hypernym: esprit de corps: the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed → 0