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couvade

(ko̵̅o̅ väd′)

noun

a custom of some societies, as the Carib Indians, in which the father of a child just born engages in certain rites, such as resting in bed, as if he had borne the child

Origin: Fr < couver, to hatch < OFr cover: see covey

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noun

A practice in certain cultures in which the husband of a woman in labor takes to his bed as though he were bearing the child.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from couver, to incubate, hatch

Origin: , from Latin cubāre, to lie down on

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