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   couvade
   [n] - a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child
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   couvade
   Custom in some societies where a man behaves as if he were about to give birth when his child is being born - including feeling or appearing to feel real pa ...
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   Couvade
   Custom in some cultures where expectant fathers experience symptoms of pregnancy and labour
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   Couvade
   Cou`vade' (kō`vȧd') noun [ French, from couver . See Covey .] A custom, among certain barbarous tribes, that when a woman gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if ill. « The world-wide custom of t...
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   couvade
   A primitive custom in certain cultures in which a man develops labour pains while his wife is in labour and then submits to the same postpartum purification rites and taboos. ... Origin: Fr. Couver, to hatch ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   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
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   Couvade
   • (n.) A custom, among certain barbarous tribes, that when a woman gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if ill.
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   couvade
   (from French couver, `to hatch`), the custom of the father going to bed at the birth of his child and simulating the symptoms of labour and ... [3 related articles]
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   Couvade
   Occurs when the expectant father experiences some of the same symptoms of pregnancy that the woman has experienced. Generally, the symptoms begin during the first trimester and gradually become more intense as the pregnancy progresses. Symptoms include nausea, back ache, labor pains and a growing wa...
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    couvade
    couvade (kOOväd') , imitation by the father of many of the concomitants of childbirth, at the time of his wife's parturition. The father may retire into seclusion as well as observe various taboos and restrictions. One explanation for this custom is that the father and mother of a newborn b...
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    Couvade
    Couvade is a custom prevalent in ancient as well as modern times among some of the aboriginal races in all parts of the world. After the birth of a child the father takes to bed, and receives the food and compliments usually given elsewhere to the mother. The custom was observed, according to Diodor...
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    couvade
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kū-vahd′ Definitions: 1. A custom in certain cultures in which a man develops labor pains while his wife is in labor and then submits to the same postpartum purification rites and taboos.
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    couvade
    1) Custom 2) Usage 3) Usance
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