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COUVADE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does couvade mean?
• COUVADE (noun)
The noun COUVADE has 1 sense:
1. a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child
Familiarity information: COUVADE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("couvade" is a kind of...):
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