Word: couvades
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cou
vades
Definition: Plural of couvade; a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child
Morphemes:
Affix: couvade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: couvade
Language: fr
Decoded: couvade
Meaning: brooding
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).