accouchement
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accouchements
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noun
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Etymology
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
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The jargon of self-help abounds in new attitudes toward accouchement.
From Time Magazine Archive
At her first accouchement she took the precaution of registering at the hospital under a false name, thereby assuring detailed reports of the event in the newspapers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moreover, he and the Duchess, ex-Susie Potter of Chicago, had been separated since the latter's accouchement, 20 years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
All such details of accouchement can be arranged in homely midwife fashion by the Director of the Bank of Scotland.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was within a few months of her accouchement; and I determined not to leave her until she was safe in Nice under the care of her parents.
From Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife by Madeline Leslie
Simply called a "Roasted Broccoli and Brussels Salad," it features warmed, crispy vegetables; cool accouchements like cheese, dates and almonds; and the amazing inclusion of Calabrian chili paste in the dressing.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2023
As the magazine grew, its interests expanded: vacation planning, advice on romance, cooking and sewing instruction, even history in the form of a series of famous accouchements.
From Time Magazine Archive
Curiously, the caves are not used for accouchements.
From Time Magazine Archive
It will be noticed that there was an interval of four and a half months between the two accouchements.
From The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother by George H. (George Henry) Napheys
Von Hammer prefers this version as the more dramatic, the Frenchman rejects it on account of the difficulties of the accouchements.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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