child bed

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): /ˈtʃiːl(d)bɛd/

Noun

(with prepositions) childbed

Descendants

English: childbed

References

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

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