单词 | accouchement |
释义 | accouchement[ uh-koosh-muhnt; French a-koosh-mahn ] / əˈkuʃ mənt; French a kuʃˈmɑ̃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR accouchement ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ac·couche·ments [uh-koosh-muhnts; French a-koosh-mahn], /əˈkuʃ mənts; French a kuʃˈmɑ̃/,the confinement of childbirth; lying-in. Origin of accouchement1800–10; <French, derivative, with -ment-ment, of accoucher to give birth, be delivered, assist in giving birth, Old French: to lie down, take to bed, equivalent to ac-ac- + coucher to put to bed; see couch Words nearby accouchementaccordionist, accordion pleat, accordion pleats, accost, accosted, accouchement, accoucheur, accoucheur's hand, accoucheuse, account, accountability Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for accouchementBritish Dictionary definitions for accouchementaccouchement / French (akuʃmɑ̃, English əˈkuːʃmənt) / nounchildbirth or the period of confinement Word Origin for accouchementC19: from accoucher to put to bed, to give birth. See couch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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