childbed
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/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]
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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
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 — 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
childbed — n. Parturition. See childbirth … New dictionary of synonyms