accouchement

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accouchement - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Accouchement \Ac*couche"ment\ (#; 277), n. [F., fr. accoucher to
     be delivered of a child, to aid in delivery, OF. acouchier
     orig. to lay down, put to bed, go to bed; L. ad + collocare
     to lay, put, place. See Collate.]
     Delivery in childbed
     [1913 Webster]

accouchement - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  accouchement
      n 1: the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the
           process of giving birth to a child [syn: childbirth,
           childbearing, accouchement, vaginal birth]

accouchement - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  ACCOUCHEMENT. The act of giving birth to a child. It is frequently important
  to prove the filiation of an individual; this may be done in several ways.
  The fact of the accouchement may be proved by the direct testimony of one
  who was present, as a physician, a midwife, or other person. 1 Bouv. Inst.
  u. 314.