/euh koohsh"meuhnt/ ; Fr. /ann koohsh mahonn"/ , n. , pl. accouchements /-meuhnts/ ; Fr. /-mahonn"/
the confinement of childbirth; lying-in.
[ 1800-10; -ment -MENT, of accoucher to give birth, be delivered, assist in giving birth, OF: to lie down, take to bed, equiv. to ac- AC- + coucher to put to bed; see COUCH ]