accouchement
ac·couche·ment
noun \ˌa-ˌküsh-ˈmäⁿ, ə-ˈküsh-ˌ\Definition of ACCOUCHEMENT
: the time or act of giving birth
Examples of ACCOUCHEMENT
- <for her second accouchement, she was attended by a more sympathetic doctor>
Origin of ACCOUCHEMENT
French
First Known Use: 1744
Related to ACCOUCHEMENT
- Synonyms
- childbirth, childbearing, delivery, labor, parturition, travail
Rhymes with ACCOUCHEMENT
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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