Meanings
nouncrib death (plural crib deaths)
plural crib deaths
- USmedicineThe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping.
Synonyms: cot death, sudden infant death syndrome
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
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Translations
Catalan mort sobtada, mort sobtada del lactant
- mort sobtadathe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping
- mort sobtada del lactantthe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping
Danish vuggedød
- vuggedødthe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping
Dutch wiegendood
- wiegendoodthe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping
Finnish kätkytkuolema
- kätkytkuolemathe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping
German Kindstod
- Kindstodthe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping
Icelandic vöggudauði
- vöggudauðithe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping
Italian morte in culla
- morte in cullathe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping
Polish śmierć łóżeczkowa
- śmierć łóżeczkowathe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping
Turkish beşik ölümü
- beşik ölümüthe unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping
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APA
crib death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crib%20death
MLA
“crib death.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crib%20death. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crib death,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crib%20death.
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