childbed

English

Etymology

From Middle English child bed; equivalent to child +‎ bed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃaɪl(d)bɛd/

Noun

childbed (countable and uncountable, plural childbeds)

1. (uncountable) The final stage of pregnancy; confinement
2. (countable) The bed in which a baby is born

Derived terms

• childbed fever

Translations

final stage of pregnancy

• Finnish: lapsivuode
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Middle English: child bed

bed in which a baby is born

• Finnish: lapsivuode
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Middle English: child bed