cot death

American  

noun

British.

1. sudden infant death syndrome.

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cot death British  

noun

1. Technical name: sudden infant death syndrome.  Also called (US and Canadian): crib death.  the unexplained sudden death of an infant during sleep

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Etymology

Origin of cot death

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

When Callan, the other striker, was grieving the death of a child to cot death he saw a sensitive side to his teammate.

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2020

His girlfriend gave birth to a son, whom they lost to cot death at four months.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2018

Another helped to cement advice that babies should be put to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of cot death, by showing that this sleeping position did not cause any developmental delays.

From Nature • Apr. 11, 2012

The TV presenter said the baby swap storyline was a "crass twist to an otherwise credible storyline" that had not done "one iota of good in educating a young audience about cot death".

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2011

What's cheering about this - and I do hear the concerns - is that everybody's talking about cot death and we're putting it back on the agenda, he added.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2011