en-caul
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of en caul.
adv
Alternative form of en caul.
Example Sentences
- "Alternatively, it is often possible to perform an en-caul delivery through a transverse incision if the membranes are left intact."
- "An en-caul birth is one where a child is born inside the entire amniotic sac."
- "Fascinating research is also underway to determine the impact of an en-caul birth (sac is intact) on the microbiome, as well as the effects of skin-to-skin contact or “swab-seeding” following a Cesarean section."
- "My birth was en-caul; that is to say, I emerged completely inside the amniotic sac."
- "What happens if a baby is born en-caul?"
- "I was born en-caul, or in the ‘water bag’, as our family calls it."