couvade \koo-VAHD\ , noun;
1. A practice in certain cultures in which the husband of a woman in labor takes to his bed as though he were bearing the child.
I can't recall ever seeing this word before now, but I doubt I'll ever do it because I've already given birth to a kidney stone.
Via "C-section", too. That was bad enough, but I don't think I'd have liked the "natural birth."
No comments:
Post a Comment