Synonyms

accouchement

[uh-koosh-muhnt; Fr. a-koosh-mahn]

ac·couche·ment

[uh-koosh-muhnt; Fr. a-koosh-mahn]
noun, plural ac·couche·ments [-muhnts; Fr. -mahn] ,
the confinement of childbirth; lying-in.

Origin:
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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Accouchement is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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accouchement (akuʃmɑ̃, English əˈkuːʃmənt)
 
n
childbirth or the period of confinement
 
[C19: from accoucher to put to bed, to give birth. See couch]

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