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ac·couche·ment

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–noun, plural -ments

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nts; Fr. -mahn] Pronunciation Key,

the confinement of childbirth; lying-in.

[Origin: 1800–10; < F, deriv., with -ment -ment, of accoucher to give birth, be delivered, assist in giving birth, OF: to lie down, take to bed, equiv. to ac- ac- + coucher to put to bed; see couch

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ac·couche·ment Audio Help (ä'kōōsh-mäɴ') Pronunciation Key
n. A confinement during childbirth; a lying-in.

[French, from accoucher, to assist in childbirth, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + coucher, to lay down; see couch.]

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accouchement
noun
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child [syn: childbirth]

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Main Entry: ac·couche·ment
Pronunciation: "a-"küsh-'mäⁿ, &-'küsh-"
Function: noun
: the time or act of giving birth

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Accouchement

Ac*couche"ment\ (#; 277), n. [F., fr. accoucher to be delivered of a child, to aid in delivery, OF. acouchier orig. to lay down, put to bed, go to bed; L. ad + collocare to lay, put, place. See Collate.] Delivery in childbed

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