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Childbed

//ˈt͡ʃaɪl(d)bɛd// noun

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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

Etymology

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

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