noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The final stage of pregnancy; confinement. uncountable
2. 2
   concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child wordnet
3. 3
   The bed in which a baby is born. countable

Synonyms

All synonyms

birthblessed eventchildbearingconfinementdeliverygenesis

Etymology

From Middle English child bed; equivalent to child + bed.

Related phrases

childbed fever

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