accouchement
Americannoun
plural
accouchementsnoun
Etymology
Origin of accouchement
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; couch
Example Sentences
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The jargon of self-help abounds in new attitudes toward accouchement.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is events such as the accouchement of Brigitte Bardot or Queen Elizabeth which send our competitors' sales soaring.
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All such details of accouchement can be arranged in homely midwife fashion by the Director of the Bank of Scotland.
From Time Magazine Archive
And as Fabiola canceled all engagements for the duration, all Belgium hoped for a safe accouchement.
From Time Magazine Archive
Madame Paulmier, who was expecting her accouchement and who had been frightened by a skirmish that had taken place beneath her windows, had gone to bed.
From The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville by Tocqueville, Alexis de
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