accouchement

[ uh-koosh-muhnt; French a-koosh-mahn ]

/ əˈkuʃ mənt; French a kuʃˈmɑ̃ /

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noun, plural ac·couche·ments

[uh-koosh-muhnts; French a-koosh-mahn], /əˈkuʃ mənts; French a kuʃˈmɑ̃/,

the confinement of childbirth; lying-in.

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Origin of accouchement

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

Words nearby accouchement

accordionist, accordion pleat, accordion pleats, accost, accosted, accouchement, accoucheur, accoucheur's hand, accoucheuse, account, accountability

How to use accouchement in a sentence

The accouchement of women was intrusted in many cases to the care of educated men, who contributed not a little to the art.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
They are particularly ill-treated at the period of their accouchement.
From Paris to Pekin over Siberian Snows|Victor Meignan
She must continue to observe many precautions until her accouchement is completed.
The Hindoos as they Are|Shib Chunder Bose
Par quel horrible accouchement la terre les a-t-elle soulevs hors de ses entrailles?'
Italian Alps|Douglas William Freshfield

It would have been inhuman in the Shelleys to decline to shelter Claire during her accouchement.
The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2)|John Cordy Jeaffreson

British Dictionary definitions for accouchement

accouchement

/ French (akuʃmɑ̃, English əˈkuːʃmənt) /

noun

childbirth or the period of confinement

Word Origin for accouchement

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

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