Definition of Couvade

1. Noun. A custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child.

Generic synonyms: Custom, Usage, Usance

Definition of Couvade

1. n. A custom, among certain barbarous tribes, that when a woman gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if ill.

Definition of Couvade

1. 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. ¹

2. Noun. sympathetic pregnancy: the involuntary sympathetic experience of the husband of symptoms of his wife's pregnancy, such as weight gain or morning sickness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Couvade

1. a primitive birth ritual [n -S]

Medical Definition of Couvade

1. A primitive custom in certain cultures in which a man develops labour pains while his wife is in labour and then submits to the same postpartum purification rites and taboos. Origin: Fr. Couver, to hatch (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Couvade

couthier
couthiest
couths
couthy
coutil
coutille
coutilles
coutils
coutinhoite
couture
coutures
couturier
couturiere
couturieres
couturiers
couvade (current term)
couvades
couvercle
couvert
couverts
couverture
couzeranite
covaledictorian
covalence
covalences
covalencies
covalency
covalent
covalent bond
covalent bonds

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