| 释义 |
accouchement /əˈkuːʃmɒ̃ /noun [mass noun] archaicThe action of giving birth to a baby.Ayurveda has very beautifully described the accouchement ward where the mother of the child is to be kept after delivery....- People in Anatolia resort to a number of practices, to protect against the mother or baby-snatcher, who is believed to live in stables, haylofts, mills, deserted ruins, wells, water sources and places where women in accouchement and newborn babies are left alone.
Origin Late 18th century: French, from accoucher 'act as midwife', from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + coucher 'put to bed' (see couch1). |