accouchement
- noun
- /ˌækuˈʃɒmənt/
- Archaic
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parto
- The fulfillment of unrestricted human intentionality is not the product of human knowing and choosing but, in fact, the denouncement of the established horizon of human knowing and choosing in the accouchement of a new horizon in which the love of God will transvalue our values and the eyes of that love will transform our knowing.
Examples
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In her accouchement with Elinor, her firstborn, Juana confided to her confessor that Philip's indiscretions caused her great "turbacion."
Fiction book (1999) -
The hospital staff prepared for the accouchement of the new mother, ensuring everything was ready for the birth.
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After hours of labor, she finally experienced the accouchement she had been awaiting.
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The doctor explained the process of accouchement to the expectant parents during their prenatal classes.
Synonyms
82
2.3
The time when a woman has a baby
80
3.0
Giving birth to a baby
53
1.9
To have a baby when it comes out of the mother's body
34
3.3
The act of giving birth to a baby
15
3.4
The act of having babies
3
8.1
The act of giving birth to a baby
The time when a person or animal gives birth
How Difficult
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Archaic
4
4.0
1
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Accouchement comes from the French verb accoucher, which means 'to give birth'. The verb is linked to couche meaning 'bed' (like English couch), so an accouchement is literally the act of 'putting a baby to bed' — now understood as childbirth.