About The Word Couvade
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Couvade
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What's The Definition Of Couvade?
[n] a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child
Synonyms | Synonyms for Couvade: Related Terms | Find terms related to Couvade: See Also | custom | usage | usance Couvade In Webster's Dictionary \Cou`vade"\ (k[=oo]`v[.a]d"), n. [F., fr. couver. See
{Covey}.]
A custom, among certain barbarous tribes, that when a woman
gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if
ill.
The world-wide custom of the couvade, where at
childbirth the husband undergoes medical treatment, in
many cases being put to bed for days. --Tylor.
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