‖ accouchement
(akuʃmɑ̃, əˈkʊʃmənt, əˈkaʊtʃmənt)
[Fr., n. of action f. accoucher: see prec. and -ment.]
Delivery in child-bed.
| 1803 Eliz. Wynne in Wynne Diaries 2 Sept. (1940) III. iv. 89 Mrs. Otway's accouchement which is daily expected. 1809 Q. Rev. I. 340 She receives the necessary attendance in her premature accouchement. 1843 Pict. Times 102 Until her Majesty's accouchement took place. 1853 Alison Hist. Europe (Am. ed.) I. iv. 109 The direct line of succession depended on the success of her accouchement. 1859 Tennent Ceylon II. ix. vi. 546 Their accouchements were assisted by women retained for their knowledge of midwifery. 1955 Times 23 Aug. 9/4 Feelings of relief at a safe accouchement. |