Standard Lemma guide

SIDS

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S IH1 D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

Acronym of Small Island Developing States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

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noun

Meaning 2

Acronym of sudden infant death syndrome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

plural of SID

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Oat husks, or bran with some kernel, used to make sowens.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, plural, plural-only

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noun

Meaning 5

sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sudden infant death syndrome, infant death, crib death, cot death

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: death, sleep apnea

History

Etymology

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