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COUVADE
couvade
(noun) a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
couvade (countable and uncountable, plural couvades)
A practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a woman in the last stages of pregnancy taking to bed, avoiding certain foods, or imitating other behaviours of a pregnant woman.
Sympathetic pregnancy: the involuntary sympathetic experience of the husband of symptoms of his wife's pregnancy, such as weight gain or morning sickness.
Source: Wiktionary
Cou`vade" (k`vd"), n. Etym: [F., fr. couver. See Covey.]
Definition: A custom, among certain barbarous tribes, that when a woman gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if ill. The world-wide custom of the couvade, where at childbirth the husband undergoes medical treatment, in many cases being put to bed for days. Tylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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