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accouchement
[ uh-koosh-muhnt; French a-koosh-mahn ]
noun
- the confinement of childbirth; lying-in.
accouchement
/ akuʃmɑ̃; əˈkuːʃmənt /
noun
- childbirth or the period of confinement
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Origin of accouchement1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of accouchement1
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Example Sentences
The accouchement of women was intrusted in many cases to the care of educated men, who contributed not a little to the art.
They are particularly ill-treated at the period of their accouchement.
She must continue to observe many precautions until her accouchement is completed.
Par quel horrible accouchement la terre les a-t-elle soulevs hors de ses entrailles?'
It would have been inhuman in the Shelleys to decline to shelter Claire during her accouchement.
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