childbed

== English == === Alternative forms === child-bed, child bed === Etymology === From Middle English child bed; equivalent to child +‎ bed. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɪl(d)bɛd/ === Noun === childbed (countable and uncountable, plural childbeds) (uncountable) The final stage of pregnancy; confinement. (countable) The bed upon which a baby is born. ==== Derived terms ==== childbed fever ==== Translations ====