Meanings
plural kisses of life
- UKidiomaticMouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
The lifeguard pulled the man out of the lake and gave him the kiss of life.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French bouche-à-bouche
- bouche-à-bouchemouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Greek το φιλί της ζωής, τεχνητή αναπνοή στόμα-με-στόμα
- το φιλί της ζωής (to filí tis zoḯs)mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
- τεχνητή αναπνοή στόμα-με-στόμα (technití anapnoḯ stóma-me-stóma)mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Irish análú tarrthála
- análú tarrthálamouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Polish metoda usta-usta, sztuczne oddychanie
- metoda usta-ustamouth-to-mouth resuscitation
- sztuczne oddychaniemouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Cite this entry
kiss of life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiss%20of%20life
“kiss of life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiss%20of%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kiss of life,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiss%20of%20life.
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