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couvade definition

cou·vade (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

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

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