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couvade

cou·vade

UK/kuːˈvɑːd/ US/kuːˈvæd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child

Origin

From French couvade (“brooding”).

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