accouchement

ac·couche·ment

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-koosh-muh nt; French a-koosh-mahn]
- /əˈkuʃ mənt; French a kuʃˈmɑ̃/
- /əˈkuːʃmɑːŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-koosh-muh nt; French a-koosh-mahn]
- /əˈkuʃ mənt; French a kuʃˈmɑ̃/

Definitions of accouchement word

noun accouchement childbirth or the period of confinement 3
noun accouchement confinement for giving birth to a child; childbirth 3
noun plural accouchement the confinement of childbirth; lying-in. 1
noun accouchement The process of giving birth to a baby. 1
noun accouchement Delivery in childbed; parturition. 0

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Origin of accouchement

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

1800-10; < French, derivative, with -ment -ment, of accoucher to give birth, be delivered, assist in giving birth, Old French: to lie down, take to bed, equivalent to ac- ac- + coucher to put to bed; see couch

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Parts of speech for Accouchement

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Accouchement

accouchement popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for accouchement

noun accouchement

delivery — Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.
labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
lying-in — the state of being in childbed; confinement.
birthing — Birthing means relating to or used during the process of giving birth.

All 10 Synonyms of accouchement

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