ACCOUCHEMENT

childbirth, childbearing, accouchement, vaginal birth

(noun) the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

accouchement (countable and uncountable, plural accouchements)

Delivery in childbed; parturition

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*couche"ment (#; 277), n. Etym: [F., fr. accoucher to be delivered of a child, to aid in delivery, OF. acouchier orig. to lay down, put to bed, go to bed; L. ad + collocare to lay, put, place. See Collate.]

Definition: Delivery in childbed

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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