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accouchement definition

ac·couche·ment (ə ko̵̅o̅s̸h′mənt; Fr ȧ ko̵̅o̅s̸h män′)

noun

confinement for giving birth to a child; childbirth

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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