Associations to the word «Couvade»
Noun
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Wiktionary
COUVADE, noun. A practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a woman in the last stages of pregnancy taking to bed, avoiding certain foods, or imitating other behaviours of a pregnant woman.
COUVADE, noun. Sympathetic pregnancy: the involuntary sympathetic experience of the husband of symptoms of his wife's pregnancy, such as weight gain or morning sickness.
Dictionary definition
COUVADE, noun. A custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child.
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