Accouchement

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Accouchement \Ac*couche"ment\ (#; 277), n. [F., fr. accoucher to
     be delivered of a child, to aid in delivery, OF. acouchier
     orig. to lay down, put to bed, go to bed; L. ad + collocare
     to lay, put, place. See {Collate}.]
     Delivery in childbed
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  accouchement
       n : the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the
           process of giving birth to a child [syn: {childbirth}, {childbearing},
            {vaginal birth}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  ACCOUCHEMENT. The act of giving birth to a child. It is frequently important
  to prove the filiation of an individual; this may be done in several ways.
  The fact of the accouchement may be proved by the direct testimony of one
  who was present, as a physician, a midwife, or other person. 1 Bouv. Inst.
  u. 314.