Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

en caul

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: en -caul
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a birth: with the baby still inside an intact amniotic sac.

adv

Of a birth: with the baby still inside an intact amniotic sac.

Example Sentences

"en caul birth"
"Trauma to the newborn may be minimized by en caul delivery."
"En caul births were rare, and I’d only ever seen pictures in clinical books."
"An en caul birth required special attention and slave holders’ physicians did not understand the importance of the caul or even disposing of the placenta appropriately, which also carried special significance in African culture."
"born en caul"
"The membrane from the water sac was still covering her body; she was born en caul."

Inflected Forms

en-caul (alternative)

Questions

What does en caul mean?: Of a birth: with the baby still inside an intact amniotic sac.

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