"childbed" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɪl(d)bɛd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-childbed.wav Forms: childbeds [plural], child-bed [alternative], child bed [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English child bed; equivalent to child + bed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|child bed}} Middle English child bed, {{compound|en|child|bed}} child + bed Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} childbed (countable and uncountable, plural childbeds)
  1. (uncountable) The final stage of pregnancy; confinement. Tags: uncountable Translations (final stage of pregnancy): lapsivuode (Finnish), child bed (Middle English), połóg [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-childbed-en-noun-gVuwHKAD Categories (other): Pregnancy Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'final stage of pregnancy': 100 0
  2. (countable) The bed in which a baby is born. Tags: countable Translations (bed in which a baby is born): lapsivuode (Finnish), child bed (Middle English), łóżko połogowe [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-childbed-en-noun-FbmnmbRk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of 'bed in which a baby is born': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: childbed fever

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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