- Childbed
- Childbed Child"bed, n. The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in labor; parturition. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Childbed
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childbed — c.1300, from CHILD (Cf. child) + BED (Cf. bed) … Etymology dictionary
childbed — [chīld′bed΄] n. the condition of a woman who is giving birth to a child … English World dictionary
childbed — /chuyld bed /, n. the circumstance or situation of a woman giving birth to a child; parturition: to lie in childbed. [1150 1200; ME; see CHILD, BED] * * * … Universalium
Childbed fever — Fever due to an infection usually of the placental site within the uterus. The fever is also called childbirth fever or puerperal fever. If the infection involves the bloodstream, it constitutes puerperal sepsis. In Latin a puerpera is a woman in … Medical dictionary
childbed — noun Date: 13th century the condition of a woman in childbirth … New Collegiate Dictionary
childbed — noun a) The final stage of pregnancy; confinement b) The bed in which a baby is born … Wiktionary
childbed — child·bed .bed n the condition of a woman in childbirth … Medical dictionary
childbed — sb. RG. 379 … Oldest English Words
childbed — n. childbirth, act of giving birth to a child … English contemporary dictionary
childbed — noun archaic term for childbirth … English new terms dictionary
