Accouchement
Pronunciation : Ac*couche"ment (#; 277)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : Defn: Delivery in childbed
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913