Couvade
Word | COUVADE |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | cou vade |
Pronunciations | /kuːˈvæd/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Couvade"
What do we mean by couvade?
A practice in certain cultures in which the husband of a woman in labor takes to his bed as though he were bearing the child. noun
A custom, reported in ancient as well as modern times among some of the primitive races in all parts of the world, in accordance with which, after the birth of a child, the father takes to bed, and receives the delicacies and careful attention usually given among civilized people to the mother. noun
A custom, among certain barbarous tribes, that when a woman gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if ill. noun
A practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a woman in the last stages of pregnancy taking to bed, avoiding certain foods, or imitating other behaviours of a pregnant woman. noun
Sympathetic pregnancy: the involuntary sympathetic experience of the husband of symptoms of his wife's pregnancy, such as weight gain or morning sickness. noun
A custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child noun
A practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a woman in the last stages of pregnancy taking to bed, avoiding certain foods, or imitating other behaviours of a pregnant woman.
Sympathetic pregnancy: the involuntary sympathetic experience of the husband of symptoms of his wife's pregnancy, such as weight gain or morning sickness.
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