childbed
1Childbed — Child bed, n. The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in labor; parturition. [1913 Webster] …
2childbed — c.1300, from CHILD (Cf. child) + BED (Cf. bed) …
3childbed — [chīld′bed΄] n. the condition of a woman who is giving birth to a child …
4childbed — /chuyld bed /, n. the circumstance or situation of a woman giving birth to a child; parturition: to lie in childbed. [1150 1200; ME; see CHILD, BED] * * * …
5Childbed fever — Fever due to an infection usually of the placental site within the uterus. The fever is also called childbirth fever or puerperal fever. If the infection involves the bloodstream, it constitutes puerperal sepsis. In Latin a puerpera is a woman in …
6childbed — noun Date: 13th century the condition of a woman in childbirth …
7childbed — noun a) The final stage of pregnancy; confinement b) The bed in which a baby is born …
8childbed — child·bed .bed n the condition of a woman in childbirth …
9childbed — sb. RG. 379 …
10childbed — n. childbirth, act of giving birth to a child …
