2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Couvade \Cou`vade"\ (k[=oo]`v[.a]d"), n. [F., fr. couver. See {Covey}.] A custom, among certain barbarous tribes, that when a woman gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if ill. [1913 Webster] The world-wide custom of the couvade, where at childbirth the husband undergoes medical treatment, in many cases being put to bed for days. --Tylor. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: couvade n : a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child
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