Childbed

Childbed
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. 2000.

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  • 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 — /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] * * * …   Universalium

  • Childbed fever — Fever due to an infection usually of the placental site within the uterus. The fever is also called childbirth fever or puerperal fever. If the infection involves the bloodstream, it constitutes puerperal sepsis. In Latin a puerpera is a woman in …   Medical 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

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