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childbed

/ˈt͡ʃaɪl(d)bɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
childbed
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃaɪl(d)bɛd/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The final stage of pregnancy; confinement.

Uncountable

noun

The bed upon which a baby is born.

Countable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

childbeds (plural) child-bed (alternative) child bed (alternative)

Phrases

childbed fever

Synonyms

parturiency labor labour confinement lying-in travail

Questions

How do you pronounce childbed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃaɪl(d)bɛd/.
What does childbed mean?
The final stage of pregnancy; confinement.
Where does childbed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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