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View synonyms for crib death

crib death

crib death

noun

  1. the unexplained sudden death of an infant during sleep Technical namesudden infant death syndrome Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)cot death
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

crib death

/ krĭb /

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Origin of crib death1

First recorded in 1965–70

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