accouchement

[ uh-koosh-muhnt; French a-koosh-mahn ]
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noun,plural ac·couche·ments [uh-koosh-muhnts; French a-koosh-mahn], /əˈkuʃ mənts; French a kuʃˈmɑ̃/,
  1. the confinement of childbirth; lying-in.

Origin of accouchement

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1800–10; <French, derivative, with -ment-ment, of accoucher to give birth, be delivered, assist in giving birth, Old French: to lie down, take to bed, equivalent to ac-ac- + coucher to put to bed; see couch

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accouchement

/ French (akuʃmɑ̃, English əˈkuːʃmənt) /


noun
  1. childbirth or the period of confinement

Origin of accouchement

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C19: from accoucher to put to bed, to give birth. See couch

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