"couvade" meaning in All languages combined

See couvade on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /kuːˈvɑːd/, /kuːˈvæd/ Forms: couvades [plural]
Etymology: From French couvade (“brooding”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|couvade||brooding}} French couvade (“brooding”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} couvade (countable and uncountable, plural couvades)
  1. A practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a woman in the last stages of pregnancy taking to bed, avoiding certain foods, or imitating other behaviours of a pregnant woman. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-couvade-en-noun-uwaoxbkS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 36 11 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 41 7 1
  2. Sympathetic pregnancy: the involuntary sympathetic experience of the husband of symptoms of his wife's pregnancy, such as weight gain or morning sickness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-couvade-en-noun-GGxy17vb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun [French]

IPA: /ku.vad/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-couvade.wav Forms: couvades [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} couvade f (plural couvades)
  1. couvade (Basque tradition) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-couvade-fr-noun-S-heE1ih Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
  2. couvade (sympathetic pregnancy) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-couvade-fr-noun-nWsrEeTB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: couver

Inflected forms

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