lapsivuode

Finnish

Etymology

lapsi (child) +‎ vuode (bed)

Noun

lapsivuode

  1. childbed (the bed in which a baby is delivered)
  2. short for lapsivuodeaika: childbed (the period immediately before giving birth, when the mother is confined in bed)
  3. short for lapsivuodeaika: puerperium (the period immediately after giving birth, when the mother's body is returning to the prenatal state)

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