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accouchement
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ac·couche·ment

noun \ˌa-ˌküsh-ˈmäⁿ, ə-ˈküsh-ˌ\

Definition of ACCOUCHEMENT

: the time or act of giving birth

Examples of ACCOUCHEMENT

  1. <for her second accouchement, she was attended by a more sympathetic doctor>

Origin of ACCOUCHEMENT

French
First Known Use: 1744

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Synonyms
childbirth, childbearing, delivery, labor, parturition, travail

Rhymes with ACCOUCHEMENT

aide-de-camp, au courant, battement, bien-pensant, ci-devant, contretemps, debridement, denouement, en passant, fainéant, insouciant, Maupassant, Orléans, Perpignan, rapprochement, revenant, se tenant, soi-disant, vol-au-vent

ac·couche·ment

noun \ˌa-ˌküsh-ˈmäⁿ, ə-ˈküsh-ˌ\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of ACCOUCHEMENT

: the time or act of giving birth

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