bring to bed

verb

To deliver of a child.

“His wife was brought to bed of a daughter that evening.”

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Meanings

verbbring to bed (third-person singular simple present brings to bed, present participle bringing to bed, simple past and past participle brought to bed)

present singular third person brings to bed · participle present bringing to bed · participle past brought to bed · past brought to bed

  1. archaicusually in the passive voiceTo deliver of a child.

    His wife was brought to bed of a daughter that evening.

    1 more example

    However, after they had lived in this way for some time, Mrs Leeson, to her own surprise and that of everybody else, found herself in the family way, and was brought to bed of as lovely a little boy as eyes ever looked upon.

    1842, Catherine Crowe, Susan Hopley, Or, The Adventures of a Maid-servant
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