Definition of couvade in English:

couvade

noun kuːˈvɑːdko͞oˈväd

mass noun

The custom in some cultures in which a man takes to his bed and goes through certain rituals when his child is being born, as though he were physically affected by the birth.
Example sentencesExamples
- In extreme forms of couvade, the man may mimic the pain and process of childbirth and expect his wife to wait on him in the following days.
- But couvade, as I attempt to untangle its relation to colonialism in this essay, is a strategy re-invented for the purposes of reconciliation in narratives of Manichean allegory.
- Armin Brott discusses the whys (at least, in theory) of couvade syndrome and this research says that this condition does exist.
- The only known cure for couvade is - birth.

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, from couver 'to hatch', from Latin cubare 'lie down'. The adoption of the term in French was due to a misunderstanding of the phrase faire la couvade 'sit doing nothing', used by earlier writers.

Rhymes

Assad, aubade, avant-garde, backyard, ballade, bard, Bernard, bombard, canard, card, charade, chard, croustade, Cunard, facade, glissade, guard, hard, ill-starred, interlard, lard, Montagnard, nard, pard, petard, pomade, promenade, regard, rodomontade, roulade, saccade, Sade, salade, sard, shard, unmarred, unscarred, yard

Definition of couvade in US English:

couvade

nounko͞oˈväd

The custom in some cultures in which a man takes to his bed and goes through certain rituals when his child is being born, as though he were physically affected by the birth.
Example sentencesExamples
- In extreme forms of couvade, the man may mimic the pain and process of childbirth and expect his wife to wait on him in the following days.
- The only known cure for couvade is - birth.
- Armin Brott discusses the whys (at least, in theory) of couvade syndrome and this research says that this condition does exist.
- But couvade, as I attempt to untangle its relation to colonialism in this essay, is a strategy re-invented for the purposes of reconciliation in narratives of Manichean allegory.

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, from couver ‘to hatch’, from Latin cubare ‘lie down’. The adoption of the term in French was due to a misunderstanding of the phrase faire la couvade ‘sit doing nothing’, used by earlier writers.

单词	couvade
释义	Definition of couvade in English: couvade noun kuːˈvɑːdko͞oˈväd mass noun The custom in some cultures in which a man takes to his bed and goes through certain rituals when his child is being born, as though he were physically affected by the birth. Example sentencesExamples In extreme forms of couvade, the man may mimic the pain and process of childbirth and expect his wife to wait on him in the following days. But couvade, as I attempt to untangle its relation to colonialism in this essay, is a strategy re-invented for the purposes of reconciliation in narratives of Manichean allegory. Armin Brott discusses the whys (at least, in theory) of couvade syndrome and this research says that this condition does exist. The only known cure for couvade is - birth. Origin Mid 19th century: French, from couver 'to hatch', from Latin cubare 'lie down'. The adoption of the term in French was due to a misunderstanding of the phrase faire la couvade 'sit doing nothing', used by earlier writers. Rhymes Assad, aubade, avant-garde, backyard, ballade, bard, Bernard, bombard, canard, card, charade, chard, croustade, Cunard, facade, glissade, guard, hard, ill-starred, interlard, lard, Montagnard, nard, pard, petard, pomade, promenade, regard, rodomontade, roulade, saccade, Sade, salade, sard, shard, unmarred, unscarred, yard Definition of couvade in US English: couvade nounko͞oˈväd The custom in some cultures in which a man takes to his bed and goes through certain rituals when his child is being born, as though he were physically affected by the birth. Example sentencesExamples In extreme forms of couvade, the man may mimic the pain and process of childbirth and expect his wife to wait on him in the following days. The only known cure for couvade is - birth. Armin Brott discusses the whys (at least, in theory) of couvade syndrome and this research says that this condition does exist. But couvade, as I attempt to untangle its relation to colonialism in this essay, is a strategy re-invented for the purposes of reconciliation in narratives of Manichean allegory. Origin Mid 19th century: French, from couver ‘to hatch’, from Latin cubare ‘lie down’. The adoption of the term in French was due to a misunderstanding of the phrase faire la couvade ‘sit doing nothing’, used by earlier writers.
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