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.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.