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child⋅bed

[chahyld-bed]
–noun
the circumstance or situation of a woman giving birth to a child; parturition: to lie in childbed.

Origin:
1150–1200; ME; see child, bed
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child·bed   (chīld'běd')   
n.  The condition of a woman in the process of giving birth.
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Main Entry: child·bed
Pronunciation: -"bed
Function: noun
: the condition of a woman in childbirth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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