childbed
/ˈt͡ʃaɪl(d)bɛd/noun
childbed is spelled C-H-I-L-D-B-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, childbed means “The final stage of pregnancy; confinement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of childbed is childbeds.
How many letters and syllables are in childbed?
| Letters | 8: C-H-I-L-D-B-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is childbed?
Childbed appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce childbed?
- /ˈt͡ʃaɪl(d)bɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-childbed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of childbed
- childbeds plural
- child-bed
- child bed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does childbed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The final stage of pregnancy; confinement.
- 2
The bed upon which a baby is born.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does childbed come from?
From Middle English child bed; equivalent to child + bed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).