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