accouchement
accouchement · accouchements
Delivery in childbed; parturitionDelivery in childbed; parturition
/əˈkuːʃmənt/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Delivery in childbed; parturition
Custom required that the royal family and the whole Court should be present at the accouchement of the Princesses.
More definitions
- the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Origin
Borrowed from French accouchement, from French accoucher (“to be delivered of a child, toBorrowed from French accouchement, from French accoucher (“to be delivered of a child, to aid in delivery”), from Old French acouchier (“to lay down, put to bed, go to bed”), from Latin ad- + collocare (“to lay, put, place”). See collate.
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Forms
plural: accouchements| Singular | accouchement |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child:childbirthchildbearingvaginal birth
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable