ACCOUCHEMENT


Meaning of ACCOUCHEMENT in English

[ ə'ku:ʃmɒ~ \]

■ noun archaic the action of giving birth.

Origin

C18: Fr., from accoucher 'act as midwife', from a- (from L. ad 'to, at') + coucher (see couch 1 ).

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