cot death

English

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Noun

cot death (plural cot deaths)

1. (pathology, British) The unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping.

Synonyms

• crib death (US)
• sudden infant death syndrome

Translations

unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping

• Catalan: mort sobtada (ca) f, mort sobtada del lactant f
• Finnish: kätkytkuolema (fi)
• French: mort subite du nourrisson (fr) f
• German: Kindstod (de)
• Polish: śmierć łóżeczkowa f