accouchement

(ə ko̵̅o̅s̸h′mənt; Fr ȧ ko̵̅o̅s̸h män′)

noun

confinement for giving birth to a child; childbirth

Origin: Fr < accoucher, put to bed, give birth < OFr acoucher, lie down < L ad-, to + collocare: see couch

See accouchement in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A confinement during childbirth; a lying-in.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from accoucher, to assist in childbirth

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-)

Origin: + coucher, to lay down; see couch

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