childbed

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/ˈtʃaɪl(d)bɛd/ English

Definitions

noun

The final stage of pregnancy; confinement
The bed in which a baby is born

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Synonyms

lying-in parturiency travail labour confinement labor childbirth enfantement childbearing birth parturition birthing babymaking babycare begettal ablactation

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