Definitions for accouchement

accouchement ac·couche·ment

Spelling: [uh-koosh-muh nt; French a
IPA: /əˈkuʃ mənt; French a kuʃˈmɑ̃/

Accouchement is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 28 points.

You can make 643 anagrams from letters in accouchement (accceehmnotu).

Definitions for accouchement

noun

  1. the confinement of childbirth; lying-in.

Origin of accouchement

1800-10; French, derivative, with -ment -ment, of accoucher to give birth, be delivered, assist in giving birth, Old French: to lie down, take to bed, equivalent to a

Examples for accouchement

A nourishing and restorative mixture during convalescence, much used among certain classes after accouchement.

At her second accouchement, Agnes transferred them to a cat.

At the good woman's second accouchement, a tumult was heard in the cow-house, which drew thither the whole assistants.

Unfortunately, Struensee assisted in the accouchement with Berger, and no other physicians were afterwards called in.

The accouchement of women was intrusted in many cases to the care of educated men, who contributed not a little to the art.

My beloved Anna had never thoroughly recovered after her accouchement, and day by day her health was growing weaker.

A French doctor was suspended, for an error in the accouchement of a lady.

This occurred twice; but, after one disappointment, the accouchement was expected with all the ardour of English anticipation.

They are particularly ill-treated at the period of their accouchement.

According to Dalyell, an accouchement is here a fit of indigestion.

Word Value for accouchement
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Words with friends

28

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