sids

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noun

Oat husks, or bran with some kernel, used to make sowens.

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sudden infant death syndromeinfant deathcrib deathcot death
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Meanings

sids1

nounsids pl (plural only)
  1. Scotlandpluralplural onlyOat husks, or bran with some kernel, used to make sowens.

SIDS2

nounSIDS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationacronymuncountablemedicineAcronym of sudden infant death syndrome.

    The evidence clearly showed that ETS increased the risk of SIDS, but the panel couldn’t decide whether that risk was caused by prenatal smoking, postnatal ETS, or both.

    2010, Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, chapter 5, in Merchants of Doubt
    1 more example

    The AAP, therefore, is expanding its recommendations from focusing only on SIDS to focusing on a safe sleep environment that can reduce the risk of all sleep-related infant deaths, including SIDS.

    2011 November 28, “SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment”, in American Academy of Pediatrics, volume 128, number 5, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2024, page 1030
proper noun
  1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of Small Island Developing States.

SIDs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of SID

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep

Similar
sudden infant death syndromeinfant deathcrib deathcot death
Broader
deathsleep apnea
Also see
cot deathcrib deathsudden infant death syndrome

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

diss
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APA

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MLA

“sids.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sids. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sids,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sids.

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