Associations to the word «Couvade»

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.

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.