'Couvade' definitions:
Definition of 'couvade'
(from WordNet)
noun
A custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child
Definition of 'Couvade'
From: GCIDE
- Couvade \Cou`vade"\ (k[=oo]`v[.a]d"), n. [F., fr. couver. See Covey.] A custom, among certain barbarous tribes, that when a woman gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if ill. [1913 Webster]
- The world-wide custom of the couvade, where at childbirth the husband undergoes medical treatment, in many cases being put to bed for days. --Tylor. [1913 Webster]