accouchement
noun
ac·couche·ment ˌa-ˌküsh-ˈmäⁿ 
ə-ˈküsh-ˌmäⁿ
ə-ˈküsh-ˌmäⁿ : the time or act of giving birth
Synonyms
- childbearing
- childbirth
- delivery
- labor
- parturition
- travail
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Example Sentences
for her second accouchement, she was attended by a more sympathetic doctor
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, going back to Old French acochement, from acocher, acouchier "to go to bed, take to bed in order to give birth, give birth" (from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs—going back to Latin ad- ad-— + culcer, couchier "to lay out, put to bed") + -ment -ment — more at couch entry 1
First Known Use
1730, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
accouchement
noun
ac·couche·ment ˌa-ˌküsh-ˈmäⁿ ə-ˈküsh-ˌ
ə-ˈküsh-ˌ : the time or act of giving birth
accouchements
noun
as in childbirths
the act or process of giving birth to children for her second accouchement, she was attended by a more sympathetic doctor Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- childbirths
- parturitions
- pregnancies
- childbearings
- deliveries
- abortions
- contractions
- birth pangs
- pains
- cesarean sections
- travails
- labors
- miscarriages
- caesarean sections
- childbeds
- lying-ins
- natural childbirths
- confinements
- lyings-in