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Definition of Couvade

Couvade
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. 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.

Meaning of Couvade from wikipedia

- Couvade syndrome, also called sympathetic pregnancy, is a proposed condition in which an expectant father experiences some of the same symptoms and behavior...
- Couvade ([kuvad] ) is a term which was coined by the anthropologist Edward Burnett Tylor in 1865 to refer to certain rituals in several cultures that...
- sensations. Although rare, men can experience false pregnancy symptoms, called Couvade syndrome or "sympathetic pregnancy", which can occur when their significant...
- Pregnant Man and Other Cases from a Hypnotherapist's Couch, a 2010 book Couvade syndrome, also called sympathetic pregnancy Fatherhood Pregnant (disambiguation)...
- non-native tissue Artificial uterus (extracorporeal gestation) Couvade, a ritual Couvade syndrome, a sympathetic condition Female sperm Male egg Male lactation...
- Hardy's 1891 novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Goethe's 1808 play Faust. Couvade syndrome Cryptic pregnancy False pregnancy Simulated pregnancy Pregnancy-related...
- birth, and allow the men to practice postpartum confinement instead. (See Couvade). Traditionally in China, the mother and child were kept separate from...
- Daniel Rancour-Laferriere suggests that there is an underlying concern with couvade syndrome or male birthing in the poem. He argues that the p****ages of the...
- light-weighing, small balls with a round shape to simulate a pregnant abdomen. Couvade syndrome Llorens, Ileana (2011-12-09). "Fake Pregnancy Bellies Po****r...
- Folklore. 53 (2): 104–111. Newman, L.F. (1942). "Some References to the Couvade in Literature". Folklore 53 (3): 148–157. "Death of Prof Newman". Herts...