"SIDS" meaning in English

See SIDS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} SIDS
  1. Acronym of Small Island Developing States. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Small Island Developing States
    Sense id: en-SIDS-en-name-ywQc55LT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} SIDS (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, pathology) Acronym of sudden infant death syndrome. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: sudden infant death syndrome Related terms: SUDC Coordinate_terms: SUD
    Sense id: en-SIDS-en-noun-60fdpYYV Categories (other): Medicine, Pathology, Death Disambiguation of Death: 0 100 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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