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noun
A practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a woman in the last stages of pregnancy taking to bed, avoiding certain foods, or imitating other behaviours of a pregnant woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Sympathetic pregnancy: the involuntary sympathetic experience of the husband of symptoms of his wife's pregnancy, such as weight gain or morning sickness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: custom, usage, usance
History
From French couvade (“brooding”).
