child bed

English

Noun

child bed (plural child beds)

1. Alternative form of childbed

Middle English

Alternative forms

• child-bed, childbedde, chylbedde, chyeldbede, child bedde, chylde bedde, childebede, chilbed, chilbede, chylde-bed, childebed, chyldbed, chylbed

Etymology

From child +‎ bed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːl(d)bɛd/

Noun

child bed

1. (with prepositions) childbed

Descendants

• English: childbed

References

• “chīld-bed, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-07.