COUVADE
7 letters
13 Scrabble points
/kuːˈvæd/
Definition of COUVADE
noun
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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.
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Sympathetic pregnancy: the involuntary sympathetic experience of the husband of symptoms of his wife's pregnancy, such as weight gain or morning sickness.
Source: Wiktionary
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Length
7 letters
Scrabble Score
13 points