couvade

couvade englannista suomeksi

1. kuvadi, miehen lapsivuode, couvade

0. Substantiivi

couvade englanniksi

1. 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.

2. Sympathetic pregnancy: the involuntary sympathetic experience of the husband of symptoms of his wife's pregnancy, such as weight gain or sickness.

3. (l) (gloss)