couvades

cou·vade

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koo-vahd; French koo-vad]
- /kuˈvɑd; French kuˈvad/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koo-vahd; French koo-vad]
- /kuˈvɑd; French kuˈvad/

Definitions of couvades word

noun couvades a practice among some peoples, as the Basques of Spain, in which a man, immediately preceding the birth of his child, takes to his bed in an enactment of the birth experience and subjects himself to various taboos usually associated with pregnancy. 1
noun couvades plural of couvade. 0

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Origin of couvades

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; < French (now obsolete), literally, a hatching, sitting on eggs, equivalent to couv(er) to hatch (< Latin cubāre to lie down) + -ade -ade1; cf. covey

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Parts of speech for Couvades

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preposition

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couvades popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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