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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: couvade (0.00779 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to couvade.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: couvade 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Couvade Couvade \Cou`vade"\ (k[=oo]`v[.a]d"), n. [F., fr. 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. [1913 Webster] The world-wide custom of the couvade, where at childbirth the husband undergoes medical treatment, in many cases being put to bed for days. --Tylor. [1913 Webster] ||

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