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COUVADE
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I. (noun)
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...):
custom; usage; usance (accepted or habitual practice)
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